German art before, during, and after the world wars from 1910 to 1947. The works are from various artist and different mediums. It shows how the works relate to the world and the styles of art during the 1900's. The works also show the relationship between art and war and how war affected the people in Germany.
On the Alster in Hamburg, Max Liebermann, 1910, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
This piece was made four years before World War I.
The style of this piece is like that of the beginning of impressionism. It depicts everyday life of the middle class in Germany.
Three girls in yellow straw hats I, August Macke, 1913, From the collection of: Kunstmuseum
This was made one year before World War I started. It was made close to the time when expressionism was a popular style of art. The piece has the same style and coloring as many expressionist pieces.
Garden restaurant on the water, Liebermann, Max, 1915, From the collection of: Pomeranian State Museum
This was made during the war. It is similar to impressionism. It shows the mood of the people at this time in the war. They were confident Germany would win and went about their lives like normal. The subject matter is very similar to On the Alster in Hamburg made in 1910. They portray the lives of the middle class at restaurants by a body of water.
Railway Bridge on Löbtauer Strasse in Dresden, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910 - 1926, From the collection of: New Masters Gallery, Dresden State Art Collections
This was made throughout the duration of the war. Like the other pieces it is in the same style of popular works around the world. It shows life unaffected by the war.
Der Dom in Halle, Lyonel Feininger, 1931/1931, From the collection of: Conference of National Cultural Institutions
This piece was made eight years before World War II started. It is a depiction of a cathedral by following the traits of cubism. It show a transition to darker colors that reflect the loss of World War I. It invokes the loneliness and the abandonment of the church.
This piece is German propaganda. It show an ideal German man being honorable and noble by joining the army. His ideal family is proudly sending him off to war. This is one example of the use of art to create support for the Nazi Party and the war. It also shows the use and power art had in advertising. It is art that has more of a purpose than to depict the world and emotions.
Waiting for the Train on the Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin. December 1945, Kessell, Mary, 1945, From the collection of: Imperial War Museums
The Anhalter Bahnhof was a train station in Berlin that was used to deport 55,000 Jews during the war. The monochromatic color scheme gives the piece the emotion and darkness of what it is depicting. Unlike the art of World War I the art made after World War II shows the emotions and the affects of the war on the people.
Blind man in Belsen, Alan Moore, 1947, From the collection of: Australian War Memorial
This was made two year after World War II. It show how the war still had a major impact on the German world. There are living men and dead men depicted, but the living men look like skeletons. This shows how the ones who lived only survived physically and have been changed by the war
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