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Der Blaue Reiter ( The Blue Rider) 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 almanac of the same name (first published in mid-May 1912). The editorial team organized two exhibitions in Munich in 1911 and 1912 to ...
The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) was an informal collective of modern expressionist artists who came together in Munich, Germany in 1911. Led by artists including Wassily Kandinsky , Gabriele Münter and Franz Marc, the group aimed to explore the emotional and spiritual dimensions of art, emphasising abstraction, symbolism and expressive mark-making.
Jan 31, 2024 · Der Blaue Reiter, or the Blue Rider, emerged in 1911, at a time when the world teetered on the precipice of immense change, poised on the brink of World War I. Against this backdrop of societal upheaval, the founders of the Blue Rider movement, including luminaries like Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, August Macke (1887-1914), and Gabriele Münter (1877-1962), sought to break free from the ...
Nov 29, 2022 · 3. August Macke. In der Tempelhalle, by Auguste Macke, 1914, via Christie’s. German artist August Macke was a key member of the Blue Rider group. Much like his friends and contemporaries Kandinsky and Marc, Macke painted real subjects with a free and expressive language. Macke also introduced elements of Cubist geometry and expressionist ...
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The name "Der Blaue Reiter" referred to Kandinsky and Marc's belief that blue was the most spiritual color and that the rider symbolized the ability to move beyond. In searching for a language that would express their unique approach to abstract visual form, the artists of Der Blaue Reiter drew parallels between painting and music.
Wassily Kandinsky, Riding Couple 1906-1907, Lenbachhaus Munich, Donation of Gabriele Münter, 1957. The exhibition starts with the Blue Rider collective’s core couple, Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter. We then follow like-minded artists from Eastern and Western Europe and the USA as they connect in Munich, engaging in collaborative work.
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Dec 8, 2023 · The 20th-century art collective known as Der Blaue Reiter translates to The Blue Rider group, and was a German Expressionist group based in Munich. The group was headed by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, alongside many other artists who shared a passion for spiritual concepts, abstraction, music, and prismatic colors to promote modern art.
