Die Brücke & Der Blaue Reiter
1905–1925German Expressionism in painting — raw, urgent, anti-academic. Color as scream. Kirchner's Berlin streets, Kokoschka's psychological portraits.
Crude, aggressive brushwork. Anti-naturalistic color. Woodcut aesthetics applied to painting. Influenced by African and Oceanic art.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880–1938German
Leader of Die Brücke. Painted the frenetic energy of Berlin's streets with angular, clashing colors.
Deliberately crude technique. Acid colors clashing violently. Woodcut-derived angular forms in paint.
Further reading: Kirchner: On the Edge of the Abyss of Time (Taschen Basic Art) — Norbert WolfPigments: Emerald green · Viridian · Alizarin crimson · Cadmium red · Lead white · Ultramarine · Prussian blue · Chrome yellow · Cadmium yellow · Lamp black · Bone black · Ochre
Oskar Kokoschka
1886–1980Austrian
Painter of psychological X-rays. His portraits expose the inner life — nervous, alive, anxious.
Thin, scratchy paint revealing canvas. Restless line work. Late landscapes become more colorful and fluid.
Further reading: Kokoschka (Great Modern Masters) — Jose Maria FaernaPigments: Vermilion · Cadmium red · Prussian blue · Cobalt blue · Ochre · Lead white · Viridian · Chrome green · Umber · Lamp black
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