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Kaleidos, Hans Hofmann, 1958 I hope this is huge, and is somewhere where it can pump its color magic into the human pinball machine. Maybe someone will see this on their screen today and think, maybe the world isn't such a bad place. Look at all the orange. 😎 #art #orange #abstract #expressionism #blocks #happy #alive #vibrant #harmony #texture #smile

My favourite paintings, No.9 Gabriele Münter. Portrait of Marianne von Werefkin (1909) Gabriele Münter is a (sadly) lesser known German Expressionist, but a fabulous painter nonetheless. This portrait oscillates between representation & abstraction, offering both a depiction of a close friend & a pleasing abstract collision of colours. The vibrancy is typical of an expressionistic approach & what I like most is it resolves into a portrait through pattern. #art #TodaysPainting #expressionism

"The White Cat," Franz Marc, 1912. Marc (1880-1916) was one of the leading figures of German Expressionism and a founder of the art journal "The Blue Rider" which ended up giving its name to the artists who followed it. Marc loved animals and the natural world, and often used them as symbols of dignity and peace in a turbulent world. Here, for instance, the cat is white, possible symbolizing purity, and rests cozily against a background of strong yellow and red, the turbulent world. Marc was drafted in the German army during WWI and died at the siege of Verdun. Later, the Third Reich labeled his work "degenerate" and banned it, most of it being sold to collectors outside Germany to finance the Reich. Like, how could this sweet painting of a sleepy cat be degenerate? From the Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle (Saale), Halle, Germany. #Art #FranzMarc #Expressionism #BannedByTheThirdReich #Kitteh #CatsOfMastodon

David Burliuk Live Lobsters at Joe's 1961 --- #DavidBurliuk #expressionism #livelobsters #art #painting

"Still Life with Clay Jug, Peonies, and Oranges," Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1906. Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) had a tragically brief life but is now recognized as a very important Expressionist painter. She was born into an intellectual family and had a lot of encouragement in her artistic pursuits. She was painting a lot of still lifes at this period of her life, but would soon branch into an almost revolutionary act of painting some nude self-portraits, something unheard of. A postpartum embolism cut her life short at 31, but after she died she became the first woman artist to have an entire museum dedicated to her work. But today we have one of her still lifes, a pleasant if not revolutionary arrangement of colors, mostly yellow and orange against a gray background, with splashes of pink from the peonies. This is from a period when she was abandoning what she had been taught and developing her own style. Happy Flower Friday! #Art #PaulaModersohnBecker #WomenArtists #Expressionism #StillLife

David Burliuk Lilac in the Park --- #DavidBurliuk #LilacinThePark #expressionism #art #painting

Vladimir Dimitrov Unknown Title --- #VladimirDimitrov #expressionism #Bulgarianart #art #painting