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While the 1920s to 1940s are considered the heyday of modern art movements, there were conflicting nationalistic movements that resented abstract art, and Germany was no exception. Avant-garde German artists were now branded both enemies of the state and a threat to the German nation.
Adolf Hitler during his speech at the opening of the 1st Great German Art Exhibition 1937. The Great German Art Exhibition, which spanned the first floor, the upper floor and the two-story "Hall of Honour" in the centre of the building, was promoted as the most important cultural event in Nazi Germany. The show was conceived as a sales ...
Post-expressionism is a term coined by the German art critic Franz Roh to describe a variety of movements in the post-war art world which were influenced by expressionism but defined themselves through rejecting its aesthetic.
April 13 – Oskar Schlemmer, German sculptor, painter, designer and choreographer (b. 1888) May 25 – Percy Shakespeare, English painter (on active service) (b. 1906) June 28 – Pietro Porcelli, Italian-born Australian sculptor (b. 1872) c. July 11 – Friedrich Adler, German-Jewish designer (in Auschwitz concentration camp) (b. 1878)
Pages in category "German art movements" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Beuron school;
German art movements (2 C, 14 P) H. History of art in Germany (1 C, 3 P) M. ... Pages in category "German art" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 ...
The term is commonly used in French, English, and German to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art and culture. Avant-garde represents a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo , primarily in the cultural realm.
The Cologne Progressives was an art movement and were an informal group of artists based in the Cologne and Düsseldorf area of Germany. They came together following the First World War and participated in the radical workers' movement .