Expressionism

Glossary

A modernist art movement that emerged in Europe in the early twentieth century, particularly Germany, in response to the dominant influences of naturalism and realism, and favoured distorted, exaggerated and fantastic depictions of subjects to convey the artist’s internal emotions.

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Expressionism%newline%A modernist art movement that emerged in Europe in the early twentieth century, particularly Germany, in response to the dominant influences of naturalism and realism, and favoured distorted, exaggerated and fantastic depictions of subjects to convey the artist’s internal emotions.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Expressionism”. Accessed December 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/expressionism/
MLA	“Expressionism.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/expressionism/. Accessed 17, December, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Expressionism. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/expressionism/. (Accessed: 17, December, 2024)