Muller-Westermann: German Expressionism The Artists Group Brucke and the Dawning of Modernism. 2024. 240 pages, 250 illustrations. A look at the influence of the Kunstlergemeinschaft Brucke, formed by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), Fritz Bleyl (1880-1966), Erich Heckel (1883-1970), and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976), on German art history and the international avant-garde. The catalogue is spilt into three chronological parts, each with an accompanying essay exploring the relevance of the Brucke collective for us today, observations from the perspective of aesthetic theory and moral ethics on their use of child models, and how they began the expressionist movement.
A look at the influence of the Kunstlergemeinschaft Brucke, formed by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), Fritz Bleyl (1880-1966), Erich Heckel (1883-1970), and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884-1976), on German art history and the international avant-garde. The catalogue is spilt into three chronological parts, each with an accompanying essay exploring the relevance of the Brucke collective for us today, observations from the perspective of aesthetic theory and moral ethics on their use of child models, and how they began the expressionist movement. Text in English