Expressionism
Expressionist
painters focus on themselves, and less on the subject. Many of these
artists grew up witnessing the effects of modern warfare and the
destruction of their homeland.
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Expressionist art was conceived
in opposition of
Impressionism.
The Expressionist craved emotional drama, pure color and innovation. Max
Beckmann asserted "Art is creative for the sake of realization, not for
amusement: for transfiguration, not for the sake of play. It is the
quest of our self that drives us along the eternal and never-ending
journey we must all make." Expressionist painters look inward at their
own emotions, and less on the outside world. Painters of the
Expressionist generation grew up on the battlefield, witnessing wartime
atrocities and returning to war ravaged countries.
The German Expressionists,
George Grosz, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner,
Emil Nolde and
Oskar Kokoschka
dominated the art scene with powerful, emotional work based on the human struggle
and futility of war. Their art-work
was born in a world of confusion and social collapse.
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The Greatest Expressionist Painters of All Time
Francis Bacon British, 1909-1992 Expressionist Painter
James Ensor Belgian, 1860-1949 Expressionist Painter
Alexei Jawlensky Russian, 1864-1941 Expressionist Painter
Ernst Kirchner German, 1880-1938 Expressionist Painter
Paul Klee Swiss, 1879-1940 Expressionist Painter
August Macke German, 1887-1914 Expressionist Painter
Franz Marc German, 1880-1916 Expressionist / Fauvist
Edvard Munch Norwegian, 1863-1944 Symbolist/Expressionist
Emil Nolde German, 1867-1956 Expressionist Painter
Rouault French, 1871-1958 Expressionist Painter
Egon Schiele Austrian, 1890-1918 Expressionist Painter
Reclining Nude
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