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The paintings by Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), one of the great painters of light and the fields of Provence, became the epitome of modern, international art during the period after his death up to the outbreak of World War I. In no other country was van Gogh so admired as he was in Germany: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and other artists of Die Br?cke (The Bridge) were fascinated by van Gogh’s technique, his powerful brushwork, and the strongly contrasting colors of his style, as well as dynamic aura of his glowing palette. Vassily Kandinsky and the artists of the Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) movement esteemed van Gogh for rejecting visible reality and penetrating the essence of nature. Austrian artists Egon Schiele and Oscar Kokoschka, on the other hand, were especially impressed by the soulful expression of van Gogh’s art and his insightful psychological portraits.nnJill Lloyd, a profoundly knowledgeable expert in Expressionism, uses important paintings by van Gogh and an exquisite selection of works by Expressionist artists to describe the lasting influence of this Dutch painter on Expressionist art in Germany and Austria. (English edition ISBN 3-7757-1818-4)