Blaue Reiter, der

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Blaue Reiter, der Loosely organized group of German expressionist painters. Formed in 1911, it took its name from a picture by Wassily Kandinsky, one of the group's leading members. Other members included Paul Klee, August Macke, Alexei von Jawlensky, and Franz Marc. Influenced by cubism, Blaue Reiter was the most important manifestation of German modern art before World War I. The artists sought to express the struggle of inner impulses and a repressed spirituality, which they felt that Impressionism had overlooked. See also Expressionism

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