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expressionism

An art style that seeks to convey subjective experience or emotion. Expressionistic art often uses distortion of  elements such as line, color and value. See also: The Blue Rider, Die Brücke, Neo-Expressionism.

Seated Girl, 1910-1920Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Seated Girl (Fränzi Fehrmann). Oil on canvas. 1910/1920.  Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

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