Der Blaue Reiter

by Hajo Düchting

The Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) group of artists was formed in Munich in 1911 on the initiative of two leading artists of Modernism. The outbreak of the Great War seemed to put an end to this avant-garde movement in Germany, but its influence has continued unabated for generations.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, History

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Sharon Barrow Wilfong · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a delight to all who like German Expressionist art and particularly The Blue Reiter group of German artists.

This group wanted to express the sense of alienation that people in Germany were feeling after WWI. Attributes include rich, deep color of people, but often abstract form.

This book analyzes various works with backgrounds of the individual artists.

Like all Taschen, this book is printed on quality paper with nice, large photos that are all in color.

[Ellen Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

if you know my taste in art, you will know I liked this. on the edge of abstraction, lots of color, organic shapes. the main artists featured were Kandinsky and Franz Marc. I'm a bit bored with Kand. and his theories and scribbles. But I saw much more of Marc than I'd ever seen before and loved it. Well-written overview, esp at the beginning, low on the jargon scale. Each repro has a short essay too.