1. Expressionism

2. Who? Max Beckman Kathe Kollwitz Otto Dix Eduard Munch (Norwegian)
Kandinsky (Russian)

3. When? Where?
Early 1900’s ( )
Mostly Germany (1910)

4. What? Use of exaggeration and distortion in art to convey emotion
Attempt to show a subjective view
Intensity of color, violent brushstrokes
Use of primitivism and fantasy elements
Strongly influenced by both the Fauvists and Post-Impressionists
Borrowed elements of Medieval Art

5. How?
How was German Expressionism a reaction to World War I? While the movement emerged before the war began, it evolved to show the dark side of the human mind and a sense of despair. For German artists, many of whom served in WWI, it was a reaction to the suffering and humiliation they endured.

6. Kathe Kollwitz Self-Portrait

7. Kathe Kollwitz Widows and Orphans 1919

8. Kathe Kollwitz The Widow

9. Kathe Kollwitz The Mothers 1921

10. Kathe Kollwitz Dead Child

11. Max Beckman Self Portrait with Horn 1938

12. Max Beckman Family Picture

13. Max Beckman Departure 1932

14. Otto Dix Trenches 1917

15. Otto Dix War Cripples

16. Munch Anxiety 1894

17. Munch Ashes

18. Munch The Scream 1893

20.  In 1994 Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream was stolen from a Norwegian art museum. It was recovered in a daring undercover operation by British detectives. Charles Hill was one of those detectives who posed as an art dealer to trick the thieves into returning the painting 

21. Munch Self portrait with a Cigarette

22. Munch The Dead Mother 1899

23. Munch Death in the Sick Room

24. Fauvism Who? Matisse, Derain When? Where? Paris 1905 ish
What? Bright expressive color
How? Name came from the term”wild beast” because of the wild color
Most important factor was the bright color
Strongly influenced by Post-Impressionists, especially Gauguin and VanGogh

25. Matisse the Red Studio

26. Harmony in Red