Der Blaue Reiter was a group of artists and a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almana
Wassily Kandinsky, cover of Der Blaue Reiter almanac, c. 1912
Wassily Kandinsky, The Blue Rider, 1903
Franz Marc, Blue Horse I, 1911
Franz Marc, The Tower of Blue Horses, 1913 (missing since 1945)
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Northern Europe around the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from
Der Blaue Reiter
…relationships, but not an art group in the narrower sense like Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden. The work of the affiliated artists is assigned to German Expressionism. The forerunner of The Blue Rider was the Neue Künstlervereinigung München (N.K.V.M: New Artists' Association Munich), instigated by Marianne von…
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari
Edvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway
Bundesarchiv Bild 183 20686 0002, Potsdam, Einsteinturm