The Fauves created paintings that seem to celebrate the pleasures of painting as much as the pleasures of life. Fauve Landscapes and City Views by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
The Futurists called for the destruction of museums, libraries, and cultural monuments and glorified modern technology and the speed of automobiles, trains, and airplanes. Umberto Boccioni and the Futurist City by Dr. Charles Cramer and Dr. Kim Grant
Kirchner’s claustrophobic city scene reflects on a culture where everything is for sale. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Berlin by The Museum of Modern Art
Kirchner defines his city with only the figures: there is not a building in view. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Dresden by Dr. Juliana Kreinik, Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris
A visit to Paris, after preparing a study for this painting, changed Carrà’s whole approach for the final canvas. Carlo Carrà, Funeral of the Anarchist Galli by Dr. Rosalind McKever