Expressionist Movement

  • The Scream

    The Scream
    Edvard Munch created the painting The Scream. The most famous version of the painting uses tempera and pastel on cardboard. It shows a frightened figure on a bridge with a colorful, wavy background. The painting represents feelings of fear and stress.
  • The Dance of Life

    The Dance of Life
    Edvard Munch created The Dance of Life using oil paint on canvas. The painting shows three women representing different life stages: the woman in white represents innocence, the woman in red represents love, and the woman in black represents death.
  • Landscape with Factory Chimney

    Landscape with Factory Chimney
    Landscape with Factory Chimney was created by Wassily Kandinsky using oil paint on canvas. The painting shows the artist's emotions rather than it being realistic. It employs vibrant colors and unusual patterns to show inner feelings and the effects of industrialization.
  • Blue Horse I

    Blue Horse I
    The creator of Blue Horse I is the artist Franz Marc. The medium used to create this painting was oil paint on canvas. He uses bright colors and shows complex emotions, which is a key feature in Expressionism.
  • Houses at Night

    Houses at Night
    Houses at Night was created by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. The medium used to create this painting was oil paint on canvas. The painting shows houses with bold shapes and bright colors.
  • Self-Portrait with Physalis (Chinese Lantern)

    Self-Portrait with Physalis (Chinese Lantern)
    Egon Schiele created Self-Portrait with Physalis. Oil paint on canvas is the medium used for this painting. Schiele painted himself next to a physalis plant, which symbolizes the delicacy of life and how it should be cherished. He used bold brushstrokes for the background and his shirt, creating a swirling pattern.
  • Cows, Yellow-Red-Green

    Cows, Yellow-Red-Green
    This art piece was created by Franz Marc using oil paint on canvas. The painting depicts cows in vibrant colors: yellow, red, and green. The bold colors make the cows stand out against the background, symbolizing their emotional significance.
  • The Yellow Log

    The Yellow Log
    The painting was created by Edvard Munch. The medium used to create this painting was oil paint on canvas. The painting shows a bright yellow log in a snowy forest.
  • Composition VII

    Composition VII
    The medium of Composition VII is oil paint on canvas created by Wassily Kandinsky. The painting shows swirling lines, shapes, and colors that shows Kandinsky’s belief that art can make strong emotional reactions.
  • Street, Berlin

    Street, Berlin
    Street, Berlin is created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The medium used to create this painting is oil paint on canvas.The painting illustrates the chaos of city life. The painting shows two women surrounded by men which shows the relationship between men and women.
  • The Tower of Blue Horses

    The Tower of Blue Horses
    Franz Marc created The Tower of Blue Horses by using oil paint on canvas.The painting uses vivid colors to create abstract blue horses. The painting is part of the Der Blaue Reiter movement, which is part of the larger Expressionist movement.
  • Self-Portrait as a Soldier

    Self-Portrait as a Soldier
    Ernst Ludwig Kirchner is the artist who created this art piece. The medium used was oil paint on canvas. The portrait depicts Kirchner standing in his art studio in a soldier uniform with an amputated arm. The painting shows the harsh reality of war.
  • Metropolis

    Metropolis
    George Grosz created Metropolis using oil paint on canvas. The painting shows exaggerated and distorted figures to express strong emotions that make it an Expressionist piece.
  • Mountain Forest

    Mountain Forest
    Mountain Forest was created by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and the medium used is oil paint on canvas. This art piece is Expressionist because it focuses on emotion through the bold brushstrokes and colors.
  • Several Circles

    Several Circles
    Several Circles was painted by Wassily Kandinsky. The medium is the painting is oil paint on canvas. The painting shows overlapping circles in different sizes and colors.