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German Expressionism:
This gallery features German Expressionist art from just before World War I through the 1920s, with a strong emphasis on Die Brucke -- "the Bridge" -- a pivotal movement within German Expressionism. Die Brucke artists opposed the dominant style of Impressionism and its objective focus on color and light. Instead, they responded subjectively to the changing world around them, employing a style defined by vivid colors, strong lines, and distorted forms -- characteristics that have come to symbolize German Expressionism as a whole. |