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Expressionism (1924-1940s)

Explore the themes of city life, nature, and war in Expressionist art with paintings and lithographs by artists such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, and George Grosz. Compare and contrast their unique styles and impressions of the world around them.

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Expressionism (1924-1940s)

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  1. Expressionism (1924-1940s)

  2. City Life MoMA Expressionism Theme

  3. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Street, Dresden.1908 MoMA Expressionism Theme

  4. Let’s compare a painting and a lithograph Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Streetlife in Dresden. 1908. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Street, Dresden.1908 How are these images similar? How are they different? MoMA Expressionism Theme

  5. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Houses at Night. 1912 MoMA Expressionism Theme

  6. George Grosz. Metropolis (Grossstadt). 1917. MoMA Expressionism Theme

  7. Nature MoMA Expressionism Theme

  8. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Winter Moonlit Night (Wintermondnacht). 1919. MoMA Expressionism Theme

  9. Max Pechstein. Killing of the Banquet Roast (Erlegung des Festbratens) from the periodical Der Sturm, vol. 2, no. 93 (January 1912). 1911 (published 1912). MoMA Expressionism Theme

  10. Franz Marc. Horses Resting (Ruhende Pferde). 1911. MoMA ExpressionismTheme

  11. War MoMA Expressionism Theme

  12. Take a close look at Explosion, by George Grosz… • Is this painting terrifying, or beautiful, or both? • What elements contribute to each impression? George Grosz Explosion. 1917. MoMA Expressionism Theme

  13. Otto Dix. Shock Troops Advance under Gas (Sturmtruppe geht unter Gas vor) from The War (Der Krieg). 1924. Otto Dix. Skull (Schädel) from The War (Der Krieg). 1924. MoMA Expressionism Theme

  14. Max Beckmann. The Grenade (Die Granate). (1915, published 1918). MoMA Expressionism Theme

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