Ernest Neuschul was born in Aussig, a small town in what is now the Czech Republic. He studied in Prague and later Vienna, where he was fascinated by the paintings of Klimt and Egon Schiele and the expressionistic works of Oskar Kokoschka. At the…

From the series "O Ewigkeit Du Donnerwort", "O Eternity Thou Fearful Word" (words from the cantata by Johannes Sebastian Bach). Gurlitz published a folio of 11 lithographs in an edition of 125. In 1918 Gurlitz published the series as a book in an…

Page from Der Bildermann 1, No. 7 (1916), verso Berlin, Am Kurfurstendamm by Wilhelm Wagner. Printed by Paul Cassirer.

Throughout the 1920s Kollwitz’s strong social convictions found expression in her commanding graphic works, championing the oppressed and highlighting social injustice. Help for Russia is symbolised in the form of strong hands lifting the hollow…

Pechstein had been living in Berlin for a year when, in 1909, he was delighted to learn he had sold two of the three paintings he had exhibited at the Berlin Secession. With the money he went on holiday to the remote, unspoiled village of Nidden on…

Segal’s vision of heads looking down on a village is intentionally rough-hewn, linking to the Brücke, yet perhaps connects more strongly to the approach of Der Blaue Reiter, the rising human forms becoming spiritually attuned to nature, their once…

This is the earliest of Meidner’s apocalyptic landscapes, a series of paintings he produced in his Berlin studio during the summer of 1912. These paintings of burning cities and fleeing people, coming just before the outbreak of the First World War…

Plate 4 of The Lord’s Prayer, a set of 12 woodcuts published by Propylaen-Verlag, Berlin, in 1921. The poses of the three figures reflect the three stages of the prayer. Pechstein joined the Brücke in 1906 and after living in Paris for some months…

Points covered Overview of the significance of German Expressionist art in global art historical context. Overview of the significance of German Expressionist art on UK. How to Cite: Dorothy Price, ‘An Introduction to German Expressionism’,…

Points covered An outline of key works and their particular significance within the narratives of German Expressionism. A list of public collections internationally that have closely related works. A list of private collections internationally that…