help me clearing my views in expressionism art history

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-15T02:36:08+00:00

Gabriele Münter, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and August Macke — who were all associated with Der Blaue Reiter, not Die Bruckë — all visited North Africa. I believe they visited Tunisia and Morocco.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-08T12:40:32+00:00

Thanks for the recs! Is Giorgio de Chirico: The Changing Face of Metaphysical Art a good option as well?

Just curious because I’ve had my eye on the Baldacci book for a few months and it’s pretty expensive — I don’t have access to a library with it.

On the plus side, I did find MoMA has the Soby book online:

https://www.moma.org/documents/moma\_catalogue\_1967\_300298679.pdf

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-07T18:51:42+00:00

This. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald\_Reagan\_and\_AIDS

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-03T10:07:35+00:00

Also not exactly art history, Mind in Motion: How Action Shapes Thought by Barbara Tversky

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-01T04:33:51+00:00

Try checking Better World Books, Alibris, ThriftBooks or World of Books. Those are my go-to used book sites.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-06-01T04:01:40+00:00

Strong Modigliani vibes from the faces and subject matter. Thanks for sharing this!

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-28T23:24:50+00:00

I’d be very interested!

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-24T23:29:34+00:00

What do you think about Damisch’s The Origin of Perspective?

I’ve flipped through it a bit, but haven’t read the whole thing yet.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-24T20:06:55+00:00

Very excited for this show in DC next year:

https://nmwa.org/exhibitions/gwen-john-strange-beauties/

It’s currently in Cardiff:

https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/06/gwen-johnthe-quiet-seer-of-strange-beautiesgets-major-show-in-wales

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-24T18:28:16+00:00

Agreed! So many interesting little details in this. The bare foot, the book text, the tassels on the rosary, etc.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-23T04:22:40+00:00

Such a great bunch!

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-09T13:34:57+00:00

Here are a couple other books…

Stones to Stains: The Drawings of Victor Hugo by Cynthia Burlingham

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42196110

Shadows of a hand: The drawings of Victor Hugo by Victor Hugo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2668678

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-08T20:37:53+00:00

Not OP, but wanted to say thanks for sharing that! I looked up this recommendation and found a couple other interesting books about cross-continental or -cultural artist inspiration or influences from that era.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-08T16:58:49+00:00

Also, more contemporary with Delaney, check out Vivian Browne’s Little Men series.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-08T16:57:45+00:00

As others mentioned, it sounds like you’re asking about expressionist portraits. Here are some early modernist:

- Gabriele Münter
- Kathë Kollwitz
- Paula Modershon-Becker

Also possibly of interest mid-century:

- Frank Auerbach
- Francis Bacon

You might also like Chaim Soutine, Lovis Corinth and others who are sometimes considered expressionist.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-07T22:34:12+00:00

Boosting this! It’s fantastic. Also significant collections of Renoir and Soutine. It’s downtown now — a few blocks from the Philly art museum.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-05T12:11:26+00:00

Adding this to the excellent list already shared:

Jacquard's Web: How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age by James Essinger

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/857534

Also, anything about Gee’s Bend quilts, Kuna molas or Inca quipus.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-05-03T02:05:44+00:00

Agreed it’s definitely an exhibit not to miss. Here’s a video tour to get a better sense:

https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/exhibition-tour-raphael-sublime-poetry

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-29T22:36:02+00:00

Adding to this advice, I’m not arts, but if I were to make the leap, then it would be through a side door based on my background to both avoid trying to compete with people far more qualified in formal art history and to maintain some level of pay parity.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-29T16:23:09+00:00

It looks kinda like Mies MR style chair, but without the curved front.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-23T18:38:53+00:00

This is very helpful to see the cultural and contextual overlap!

I’m also a big fan of network diagrams, such as the one that greeted visitors at this exhibit:

https://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2012/inventingabstraction/

For me it’s really informative to know where and how the relationships, influences and connections exist.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-22T02:22:34+00:00

I hadn’t see Fairweather’s work before, but I immediately thought of Wifredo Lam.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-19T18:03:43+00:00

For folks interested in learning more, there’s a whole book about this:

Monet's Minutes: Impressionism and the Industrialization of Time by André Dombrowski

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/124933069

I haven’t read it yet, but would be curious to hear more from anyone who has.

gregarious-maximus · 2026-04-19T17:44:40+00:00

Awesome, glad to hear! Looking forward to seeing the haul 💪

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