Edvard Munch (1863-1944), a Norwegian painter involved in Expressionism, was so attached to his work that he called his paintings his children, which is rather unsurprising given that his paintings were deeply personal. Indeed, Munch expressed much of his own inner turmoil through his art, particularly in the earlier part of his career. He painted not what he saw, but what he felt when he saw it, allowing his morbidity and illness to imbue his paintings with a sombre tone. These darkerpaintings, including his famous The Scream, endured and would greatly influence German Expressionism.

Gladys 'Nomfanekiso' Mgudlandlu (1917-1979) is one of the foremost exponents of Expressionism in South Africa.

Discusses the characteristics of the Expressionism movement which flourished in Germany from 1905 to 1920 and presents biographies of fourteen Expressionist artists.

Product Description: Expressionism was one of the most important artistic movements of the early 20th century, helping to shape virtually all of the contemporary art forms of today. For artists, expressionism represented an abandonment of the constraints of a classical training, where they could explore their internal emotions, feelings and conflicts through their chosen art-form, celebrating the creativity of self-expression...read more

Surveys the development of expressionism in the performing and visual arts during the twentieth century

An overview of the art of the Expressionists, with biographies of more than 100 painters, a chronology of movements and events, and examples of each artist's work

Discusses the contributions of women to the expressionist movement, and looks at paintings by Marianne Werefkin, Paula Modersohn-Becker, and Gabriele Munter

Product Description: Book by Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig, Ketterer, Roman Norbert, Henze, Wolfgang

Traces the origins, techniques, and aesthetics of Die Brucke, Der Blaue Reiter, and the German Expressionist movement in art, looking at the work of innovative painters

Surveys the forerunners of expressionism and examines the works of Kubin, Kokoschka, Beckmann, Dix, Grosz, and others whose art reflects the social stress and spiritual disturbance of modern times