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Mar 26, 2024 · Erich Mendelsohn (born March 21, 1887, Allenstein, Ger. [now Olsztyn, Pol.]—died Sept. 15, 1953, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.) was a German architect known initially for his Einstein Tower in Potsdam, a notable example of German Expressionism in architecture, and later for his use of modern materials and construction methods to make what he ...
5 days ago · A show at Washington’s National Gallery of Art highlights how European artists of the early 20th century responded to political upheavals, war and social unrest—drawing discomfiting parallels ...
2 days ago · Box office. $76.4–$83.3 million (United States and Canada) [4] [5] Fantasia is a 1940 American animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions, with story direction by Joe Grant and Dick Huemer and production supervision by Walt Disney and Ben Sharpsteen. It consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical ...
3 days ago · Paul Gauguin. Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin ( UK: / ˈɡoʊɡæ̃ /, US: / ɡoʊˈɡæ̃ /, French: [øʒɛn ɑ̃ʁi pɔl ɡoɡɛ̃]; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influential ...
Apr 1, 2024 · Die Brücke. Max Pechstein (born Dec. 31, 1881, Zwickau, Ger.—died June 29, 1955, Berlin) was a painter and printmaker, who was a leading member of the group of German Expressionist artists known as Die Brücke (“The Bridge”). He is best known for his paintings of nudes and landscapes.
Apr 9, 2024 · Impressionism is a broad term used to describe the work produced in the late 19th century, especially between 1867 and 1886, by a group of artists who shared a set of related approaches and techniques. Although these artists had stylistic differences, they had a shared interest in accurately and objectively recording contemporary life and the transient effects of light and color.
3 days ago · Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet.. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in Munich and moved to Berlin in 1924, where he wrote The Threepenny Opera with Kurt Weill and began a life-long collaboration with the ...
