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A FRAMED OIL ON BOARD

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A FRAMED OIL ON BOARD
A FRAMED OIL ON BOARD<BR><BR>a polychrome still life, bears signature l.r., Munter, (Gabriele Munter, 1877-1962), 9-1/2"h x 13"w. The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) was a German Expressionist movement first established in December, 1911 by Wassily Kandinsky, Franz Marc and Gabriele Munter. The Blue Riders believed that colors, shapes and forms had equivalence with sounds and music, and sought to create color harmonies which would be purifying to the soul. Although in their very earliest works Impressionist influence was recognizable, the artists of The Blue Rider group were considered to be the pioneers of abstract art or Abstract Expressionism. Their work promoted individual attitude and broke free from any artistic restraints. The group`s motto, based on the precepts of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, was "Who wishes to be creative must first blast and destroy accepted values." The first exhibitions of The Blue Rider included works by Kandinsky, Marc, Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Henri Rousseau, Robert Delaunay, and Arnold Schonberg. These artists, who early in their careers broke from the mainstream, were later to become the driving force behind modern art as we know it today. Main representatives of the group are the artists Kandinsky, Alexei Von Jawlensky, Paul Klee, Alfred Kubin, Marc, August Macke and Munter.