New York, NY – When Vasily Kandinsky and Franz Marc formed Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group in late 1911, the artists predicted a watershed in the arts, a große Umwälzung (great upheaval) that would radically challenge traditional artisti…
Expressive, Brightly Coloured, Lyrical Paintings by Der Blaue Reiter Artists at Albertina
VIENNA.- From February to May, 2011, the Albertina is presenting drawings and watercolor paintings of the “Blue Rider” from the collection of Munich’s Lenbachhaus. In the early 20th century, a group of artists caused a huge furore in th…
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag opens Retrospective of the Work of Der Blaue Reiter
THE HAGUE.- In the early 20th century, a group of
artists caused a huge furor in the Munich art world. Calling themselves Der
Blaue Reiter, the artists produced expressive, brightly coloured, lyrical
paintings which were to prompt the developmen…
Museum Frieder Burda shows Masterpieces from Collection of the Lenbachhaus in Munich
BADEN BADEN, GERMANY – Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue
Rider) is coming to Baden-Baden. At its major summer exhibition that is running
from June 27 through October 11, 2009, the Museum Frieder Burda is presenting
around 80 masterpieces from the famou…