Tag Archives: Expressionism

Emil Nolde, Mask Still Life III, 1911, oil on canvas, 28 3/4 x 30 1/2 inches, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, Photo by Breve Storia del Cinema via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License.

Emil Nolde’s Intentions Are Clear

As an Expressionist artist, Emil Nolde, the German Danish painter and printmaker, attempted to convey subjective and emotional content in his paintings through intense subject matter, thick brushwork, and bold color. Nolde intended for this painting of masks and a shrunken … Continue reading →

Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893, crayon and tempera on cardboard, 35⅞” x 29”, Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Public Domain via Wikipedia.

Edvard Munch’s “The Scream”: On Sale Now!

Tomorrow, one of four versions of Edvard Munch’s iconic The Scream will be for sale at the Impressionist and Modern Art auction at Sotheby’s in New York.  If you’re interested, it will run you about $80 million. No image of … Continue reading →

Wassily Kandinsky, Composition No. 4, 1911, oil on canvas, 62 ⅞

In Their Own Words: Wassily Kandinsky

 “Color is the keyboard, the eyes are the hammer, the soul is the piano with many strings.  The artist is the hand that plays, touching one key or another, to cause vibrations in the soul.” Wassily Kandinsky, Concerning the Spiritual … Continue reading →