1. Early 20th Century Art
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2. Expressionism in the early 20th c.
Aspects of many avant-garde strains contribute to the emergence of expressionism
Expressionism: art that is the result of the artist’s unique inner or personal vision and that often has an emotional dimension.
Contrasts with visually describing the empirical world
Several movements are classified as expressionist

3. Fauvism
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4. Fauvism 1904-1908 First avant-garde movement of the 20th c.
Introduced at a 1905 exhibit. The simplified canvas’ with shocking colors provoked a critic to call the artists “fauves” (wild beasts).
Influenced by Post-impressionists, fauvism took the use of color to a new level
Used color without reference to actual appearance
Looking for new ways to express their emotional response to a scene

5. André Derain Waterloo Bridge 1906 oil on canvas 80.5 x 101 cm
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André Derain
Waterloo Bridge
1906 oil on canvas 80.5 x 101 cm

6. Slide concept by William V
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André Derain
The Dance
1906 oil on canvas 6 ft. 7/8 in. x 6 ft.10 1/4 in.

7. Turning Road, L’Estaque
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André Derain
Turning Road, L’Estaque
1906 oil on canvas
51 x 76 3/4 in.

8. Henri Matisse
“Color was not given to us in order that we should imitate Nature, but so that we can express our own emotions”
Moving into an era where art does not represent but reconstructs reality
Matisse sought to eliminate nonessentials and retain only a subject’s most fundamental qualities
In his old age, Matisse created paper cutouts

9. Henri Matisse Woman with the Hat
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Henri Matisse
Woman with the Hat
1905 oil on canvas 2 ft. 7 3/4 in. x 1 ft. 11 1/2 in.

10. Red Room (Harmony in Red)
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Henri Matisse
Red Room (Harmony in Red)
oil on canvas 5 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. 1 in.

11. Red Room (Harmony in Red)
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Henri Matisse
Red Room (Harmony in Red)
oil on canvas 5 ft. 11 in. x 8 ft. 1 in.

12. Henri Matisse Dance II 1909-10 oil on canvas
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Henri Matisse
Dance II
oil on canvas
8 ft. 5 5/8 in. x 12 ft. 9 1/2 in.

13. Expressionism
Expressionism: art that is the result of the artist’s unique inner or personal vision and that often has an emotional dimension.
Contrasts with visually describing the empirical world
Art should express the artists feelings rather than images of the real world
Uses distorted, exaggerated forms and colors for emotional impact.

14. Die Brücke (dee BROOKE eh)
“bridge”—its members believed their work would be a bridge to the future.
Intense, anguished pictures with harshly distorted forms and clashing colors.
Founded in 1905 by Kirchner, dissolved in 1913.
Worked communally in Dresden and Berlin

15. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Nudes in the Forest 1908 oil on canvas
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Nudes in the Forest
1908 oil on canvas

16. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Street, Dresden
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Street, Dresden
1908 oil on canvas 4 ft. 11 1/4 in. x 6 ft. 6 7/8 in.

17. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Street, Berlin
1913 oil on canvas

19. Der Blaue Reiter (dehr BLAH way RIGHT er)
Blue Rider—named after a painting by its leader Kandinsky (Google art project)
Kandinsky: first to abandon any reference to recognizable reality in his work
Two types of paintings:
Compositions: consciously arranged geometric shapes
Improvisations: no conscious control over the paint he applied spontaneously

20. Vasily Kandinsky Blue Mountain No. 84
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Vasily Kandinsky
Blue Mountain No. 84
oil on canvas 41 3/8 x 37 7/8 in.

21. Vassily Kandinsky Improvisation 28
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Vassily Kandinsky
Improvisation 28
1912 oil on canvas 3 ft. 7 7/8 in. x 5 ft. 3 7/8 in.

22. Composition VII

23. Composition VI

24. Improvisation 27

25. Franz Marc The Large Blue Horses
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Franz Marc
The Large Blue Horses
1911 oil on canvas 40 3/4 x 70 7/8 in.

26. Franz Marc Fate of the Animals
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Franz Marc
Fate of the Animals
1913 oil on canvas 6 ft. 4 3/4 in. x 8 ft. 9 1/2 in.