1. Die Brucke: Background
• Interested in the Fauves' celebration of colour.
• Work tends to dwell on the darker, sinister aspects of the human psyche.
• Strong influence from German Renaissance (Grunewald and Durer) as well as German
Medieval (Gothic) Art.
• Major influence from the work by Edvard Munch from Norway.
• Major influence by Nietzsche’s philosophy.
• Early work fuelled by Primitivism and the Oceanic and African masks.
Influences
Style