Question

Fill in the table below comparing the two major German Expressionist movements:

Answer 1

Answer:

                                                        Die Brucke

Associated Artists:

Erich Heckel

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Max Pechstein

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Developed Where:

Dresden, Germany in 1995

Meaning:

The meaning of "Die Brucke" is the bridge. The name Die Brücke was chosen to indicate the group's desire to "bridge" the past and present.

Style:

German Expressionism

Example(s):

Young Girl, 1913 by Erich Heckel

Vaudeville Theatre, 1909/1926 by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Woman with a Fan 1913 by Kees van Dongen

                                                   Der Blaue Reiter

Associated Artists:

Wassily Kandinsky

Alexej von Jawlensky

Franz Marc

Paul Klee

Developed Where:

Munich, Germany in 1911

Meaning:

Der Blaue Reiter means The Blue Rider. The name "Der Blaue Reiter" referred to Kandinsky and Marc's belief that blue was the most spiritual color and that the rider symbolized the ability to move beyond.

Style:

German Expressism

Example(s):

The Yellow Cow, 1911 by Franz Marc

Composition VII, 1913 by Wassily Kandinsky

In the Style of Kairouan, 1914 by Paul Klee