Russian-German-Swiss artist Marianne von Werefkin (1860-1938) uses the colorful and energetic Expressionist style to recreate a crisp autumn landscape, filled with a long, curving line of schoolchildren followed by their protective teacher.
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Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Klimt’s Creative Colleague–A Blooming Field
Austrian artist Egon Schiele (1880-1918) and his mentor Gustav Klimt are were two leading creative forces in the Viennese arts world in the first decades of the 20th century. Schiele produced a variety of subjects, from portraits and self-portraits to interpretations of nature such as the vibrant Field of Flowers above.
Arts Everyday Living: The Colors of Dining—A Loaf of Bread, A Bottle of Wine, & You
German Expressionist Alexej von Jawlensky (1864-1941) recreated scenes of everyday living with vibrant color and light.
Arts Everyday Living: Through a German Expressionist’s Eyes–An Offering of Apples
German Expressionist August Macke (1887-1914) belonged to the early twentieth century group, Der Blaue Reiter (the Blue Rider), which included Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc.
Arts Everyday Living: Ascending into the Swiss Mountains and the Forest Kingdom
Click on the work of art to enlarge or enhance it. ASCENDING INTO THE SWISS MOUNTAINS THE FOREST KINGDOM i am very happy and thankful to be here in Switzerland and to remain. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Letter, July, 1919 German master Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) was one of the founders of […]
Arts Everyday Living: Artists in the Movies, Part III—From Vermeer to Picasso
Click on the works of art to enlarge or enhance them. I’ve discovered that I could cover this topic in at least another week of blogs, so I’m providing a special summary of some more films and movies about artists. VERMEER IN THE 21ST CENTURY Tim’s Vermeer, now showing, described as a […]
