The Expressionists of the Thyssen

Expressionism was a popular art movement in the early 20th century. It is characterized by a personal, and sometimes, distorted perception of reality. It originated in Germany. Some of the artists whose works are shown below were members of influential German Expressionist groups Die Brucke and Der Blaue Reiter. These artists include Emil Nolde, Otto Mueller, August Macke, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Many of the Expressionists would later have their works seized or banned by the Nazis who pronounced them “degenerate.”

All of these pieces are from the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid.

Two Female Nudes in a Landscape, Otto Mueler

Kneeling Nude in Front of Red Screen, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Portrait of Max Schmidt, Oskar Kakoschka

Houses on the River (The Old Town), Egon Schiele

3 Responses to The Expressionists of the Thyssen

retrosimba says:

April 13, 2025 at 10:29 am

Thanks for the history behind these magnificent works. It helped me to appreciate them even more.

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Donna Janke says:

April 13, 2025 at 12:31 pm

I know next to nothing about the expressionist movement and have had next to no exposure to it, so I appreciate learning a bit from this post. I quite like The Grey House piece.

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Bumba says:

April 20, 2025 at 4:43 pm

Thanks for another good one.

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