January 29, 2013
May 28, 2009
Art: Lyonel Charles Feininger
The White Man, painting by Lyonel Charles Feininger (1907)
Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza en depósito en el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
"Lyonel Charles Feininger (July 17, 1871 – January 13, 1956) was a German-American painter and caricaturist."
"Feininger only started working as an artist at the age of 36, after having worked as a commercial caricaturist for twenty years for various newspapers and magazines in both the USA and Germany; he was a member of the Berliner Sezession in 1909, was associated with expressionist group Die Brücke, the Novembergruppe, Gruppe 1919, the Blaue Reiter circle and The Blue Four. Famously, he designed the cover for the Bauhaus 1919 manifesto: an expressionist woodcut 'cathedral'. He also taught at the Bauhaus for several years." - Wikipedia
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, bauhaus, Der Blaue Reiter, Die Brücke, Feininger, German, German expressionism, pipe, pipe smoker
Art: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Fränzi in front of Carved Chair, painting by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1910)
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
"Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th century art." - Wikipedia
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, Die Brücke, German, German expressionism, kirchner
Art: Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky
Alexander Sakharoff, portrait by Alexej von Jawlensky, 1909
"Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941) was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany. He was a member of the New Munich Artist's Association (Neue Künstlervereinigung München), Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and later the Die Blaue Vier (The Blue Four)." - Wikipedia
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, Der Blaue Reiter, German, German expressionism, jawlensky, russian
September 28, 2007
Poster Art: German expressionism
Josef Fenneker (1895-1956). Here and here.
Via El Burlador
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, El Burlador, expressionism, German, German expressionism, Josef Fenneker, posters
March 4, 2006
Art: Otto Dix
"Otto Dix (1891-1969), the great German Expressionist, was famous for his unique and grotesque style. Although Hitler's Nazi regime destroyed many of Otto Dix's works, the majority of his paintings can still be seen in museums throughout Germany." (www.mess.net)
Via A Best Truth
Portrait of the Actor Heinrich George as Terje Wiggen, 1932
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Posted by Martin Klasch
Labels: art, German, German expressionism, germany, otto dix