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The Scream by Edvard Munch
The Scream seemed to be the key piece that proclaimed the start of the Expressionism movement. It has been said that the painting was a result of the stress and anxiety that Munch was experiencing, which is depicted through dark colors, aggressive lines, profound brush strokes and sharp angles. -
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timeline 1900-1935
The main part of the movement of Expressionism and Fauvism is between 1900 and 1935; however, some of the painters held onto the Expressionism Movement a little bit longer and continued their work before moving on to other genres of art. -
Young Girl with Cat by Achille-Emile Othon Friesz
It is a pastel on canvas that shows great detail and care in regards to the colors used by Friesz. The depth and detail are created by layering of different colors and textures that was created toward the beginning of the Fauvism movement. -
The Old Guitarist by Pablo Picasso
Picasso used oil paint to create this masterpiece in the Expressionism movement, which coincided with his blue period. Much detail was given in the expression of the face and body of the guitarist, and when combined with the colors of the brown against the blues shows the depression and pain that the man is living with. -
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
During the Fauvism movement, Matisse created an oil painting using eccentric colors and selectively placed thick lines to create the shape of a woman, his wife, wearing extravagant clothing posing for the artist. It has a feeling of being unfinished, but the image is still very identifiable. The colors are unrealistic and wild, yet provide a more expressive experience. -
Reclining Nude by Maurice de Vlaminck
The bright and bold colors with the harsh brush strokes bring the woman to the front, emerging from the background. It provides the feeling of the world in which she lives, partying and prostitution, but having her hide behind what looks like a clown mask. He created a few pieces featuring the reclining nude in the Fauvism movement. -
Baigneuse (Woman Bather) by Henri Manguin
During the Fauvism movement, Manguin painted this piece of art with oil, using unnatural colors to create a beautiful environment for the woman to bathe in. The body of the woman begins to blend in with the water, but the precise line work emphasizes the contours of her body. -
The Seine at Chatou by Maurice de Vlaminck
This is said to be his most famous painting that was created during the Fauvism Movement. Vlaminck has a very expressive tone with the use of his heavy and rich, pure tones, mixing the thick brush strokes that make the items in solid colors to stand out. It is an ordinary scene that is seen in many paintings, but it is his care of color, brush strokes and expressiveness that brings it to live unlike other paintings. -
La Petite Lina by Charles Camoin
Camoin was linked to the Fauvism Movement due to his unnatural colors to bring his paintings and subjects to life. The complimentary colors allow for the woman and the table to stand out, with the assistance of the limited line work, against the minimal background. -
The Dessert: Harmony in Red by Henri Matisse
This is a Fauvist painting from Matisse with a strong red background which bleeds into the foreground, yet has a complimentary section in greens that draws the eye through the painting, all while missing a central focus. The woman in black and white then stands out against the flat patterned red color, much of which is unnatural in appearance. -
Baigneuses by Andre Derain
During the Expressionism Movement, Derain took great care in painting focusing on women bathing. The bodies stand out against the background with the colors used, but have the same type of shape and movement. The brush strokes are thick, yet minimal, which compliment the limited color palette. -
The Sun by Edvard Munch
This is a breathtaking and powerful Expressionism piece of work created by Munch with mostly muted colors, but bring about endless emotions of the viewer. Depth is created through the use of unnaturally colored line work in the sky that also emphasizes the sun rising above water. -
Large Blue Horses by Franz Marc
This is a striking Expressionist piece that utilizes the primary colors that standout against one another. There is a flow about artwork with the curved lines of the horses, the background and the white negative space. Even though the horses are very large and cramped into the foreground, their beauty takes over the piece as the focal point, but also mesh with the red hills. -
Composition 5 by Wassily Kandinsky
Kandinsky tested the waters in painting in the German Expressionism Movement, but soon moved onto German Abstract work and this piece demonstrates a little bit of both. It is muted throughout the piece, yet has bursts of color with bold lines drawing the eye through the painting. The composition combined with the colors evokes emotions of turmoil, but also lacks anything definite, including space and volume. -
Berlin Street Scene by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
The Expressionist painting by Kirchner is bold and is full of life. There is little breathing room, but the bright colors make that space that the eyes need from the dark tones of black, brown and tan. The figures in the foreground have more detail and bring the painting to life, and the background being blurred, yet still identifiable, creating much needed depth. The viewer can feel the excitement and rush of people and animals on the street. -
Self Portrait by Alice Bailly
Bailly painted herself using a Fauvism perspective with the unnatural colors and thick brush strokes. The selective lines create the shape of her body and movement in her hands in the middle of painting. There are also angled lines, which takes on a feeling of other movements, that brought the her expression and emotion to life. -
Beauties Fancy by Alice Bailly
Bailly brings the figures to life in the foreground of her painting with curved and angled lines of the bodies and ground beneath the bodies. They stand out with their skin tones against the darker background full of colors and hidden shapes. She was selective in her use of bright colors and bold brush strokes which added to the energy of the Fauvism, with hints of Cubism, painting. -
The Corn Poppy by Kees van Dongen
This is a striking, yet minimal piece of work by Dongen with the red hat of the woman bringing the eye into the painting. The Fauvism artwork has thick brush strokes with a complimentary muddy background and the figure as the focal point. The use of black was limited, but emphasized key areas of the painting, including her eyes, parts of her hat and sections of her coat to give depth to the figure. The gaze of her eyes with the heavy black outlines also provoke emotion and wonderment. -
Castle and Sun by Paul Klee
In the Expressionism Movement, Klee use simple shapes and colors to create an identifiable composition of a Castle and Sun. The Sun stands out, despite being a similar color as the rest of the background, because of its curved lines against the geometric shapes. -
View of Prague by Oskar Kokoschka
Kokoschka worked on this Expressionistic painting of Prague after escaping to London. There is a depth to the painting that is created by brush strokes, colors and line work to have a cohesive composition. Each of the buildings have just enough detail to stand out against the other buildings and background that provide a unique point of view and longing of the city, which was said to be all from memory. -
Archers by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
This expressionist painting by Kirchner is bold and bright by its use of different types of brush strokes and blocks of color. He was able to add depth to the painting through changes in color and direction of brush strokes and the foreground having more detail than the background of trees. The archers are shown in a confident stance and movement is suggested through the placement of brown shapes over each one. -
Colored Sky above the Marais by Emil Nolde
Nolde painted this amazing piece of Expressionist art that shares so much emotion and expression. Bright colors stand out against the grey through the use of watercolors to create a realistic blended looking sky. The different shades of green and yellow show the rolling hills around the house -
The Crab by Oskar Kokoschka
Kokoschka was able to transform the environment of the crab overlooking the sea into a beautiful scene with brushstrokes of many colors in this Expressionism piece of work. While it may be unrealistic in places, the crab, house and seascape are identifiable and full of life. The eye is led through the painting from the crab in the foreground and wraps around in a diagonal from the bottom right to the top left. -
Large Poppies by Emil Nolde
The bright pink and red poppies come to life and feel like they can jump off the canvas in this painting by Nolde during the Expressionism Movement. The flowers take up much of the foreground with hints of the sky and clouds peaking through that allows the eyes to flow around the piece as they dance and move with the wind. The way in which they are painted brings in the viewers' gaze and attention. -
Two Children on a Road by Chaim Soutine
While the Expressionism Movement is coming to a close, Soutine shared a special time between the children walking down the road, hand in hand. The road is slightly curved, showing how far the children have to walk to get to their destination. The heavy, yet minimal brush strokes build up the environment around the children with a variety of earth tones and a bright blue sky with clouds to balance it out.
