Marianne von Werefkin
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Marianne von Werefkin was a Russian artist, whose work is celebrated as a central part of German Expressionism.
Self-portrait, c. 1910
Portrait of Marianne von Werefkin with her right arm in a sling, 1888, by Ilya Repin. From the former collection of German concert singer Ernst Alfred Aye [de]; Werefkin's longtime companion, administrator and partial heir. Today in the Museum Wiesbaden.
General Veryovkin, the artist's father.
Werefkin's atelier on the family Blagodat summer estate, Lithuania. It is the only studio building in Lithuania of a 19th-century artist.
Expressionism
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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 a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. Expressionist artists have sought to express the meaning of emotional experience rather than physical reality.
Edvard Munch, The Scream, c.1893, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 × 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway, inspired 20th-century expressionists.
El Greco, View of Toledo, c.1595/1610 is a Mannerist precursor of 20th-century expressionism.
Wassily Kandinsky, Der Blaue Reiter, c.1903
Egon Schiele, Portrait of Eduard Kosmack, c.1910, oil on canvas, 100 × 100 cm, Österreichische Galerie Belvedere