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<p>Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], 1909/1910

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], 1909/1910, oil on canvas, Ruth and Jacob Kainen Collection, Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1989.60.1.a

German Expressionism in the National Gallery's Collection

Focus: The Collection

  • Sunday, April 21, 2024
  • 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  • East Building Auditorium
  • Talks
  • Hybrid
  • Registration Required
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Senior lecturer David Gariff explores the vital role that German and Austrian expressionism played in the opening decades of the 20th century. During a period of volatile contradictions, there was fertile ground for the emergence of the new visual language of Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka, Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc, Emil Nolde, and Egon Schiele. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy.

This hybrid lecture is offered in person and virtually. All registrants will receive a recording after the event.