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A close-up shot of the front cover of the Tate's 'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider' hardcover art book, featuring the vibrant portrait 'The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff' by Marianne Werefkin.
  • A close-up shot of the front cover of the Tate's 'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider' hardcover art book, featuring the vibrant portrait 'The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff' by Marianne Werefkin.
  • An angled view of the Tate's 'Expressionists' book, showing the gold lettering on the spine and the full cover art, highlighting its luxury hardback quality.
  • The back cover of the Tate's 'Expressionists' exhibition catalogue, a deep blue hardcover with an embossed gold symbol from the Blue Rider art movement.
  • An open-book shot displaying a two-page spread with two different Expressionist paintings, one of a circus scene and another of a busy street, demonstrating the range of subjects covered in the Tate's comprehensive art book.
  • An open spread in the 'Expressionists' book showing a vibrant folk-art style painting of a person on a blue horse on one side, and a circular painting on the other, representing the diverse styles within The Blue Rider group.
  • A full-page spread from the Expressionist art book, displaying a detailed, vibrant abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky on the left and another abstract work on the right, showcasing the artists' innovative use of colour.
  • An inside page of the book featuring a painting of a couple relaxing on a hillside and another of a woman painting outdoors, highlighting the personal and observational work of the Expressionists, including Gabriele Münter.
  • A close-up shot of the front cover of the Tate's 'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider' hardcover art book, featuring the vibrant portrait 'The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff' by Marianne Werefkin.
  • An angled view of the Tate's 'Expressionists' book, showing the gold lettering on the spine and the full cover art, highlighting its luxury hardback quality.
  • The back cover of the Tate's 'Expressionists' exhibition catalogue, a deep blue hardcover with an embossed gold symbol from the Blue Rider art movement.
  • An open-book shot displaying a two-page spread with two different Expressionist paintings, one of a circus scene and another of a busy street, demonstrating the range of subjects covered in the Tate's comprehensive art book.
  • An open spread in the 'Expressionists' book showing a vibrant folk-art style painting of a person on a blue horse on one side, and a circular painting on the other, representing the diverse styles within The Blue Rider group.
  • A full-page spread from the Expressionist art book, displaying a detailed, vibrant abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky on the left and another abstract work on the right, showcasing the artists' innovative use of colour.
  • An inside page of the book featuring a painting of a couple relaxing on a hillside and another of a woman painting outdoors, highlighting the personal and observational work of the Expressionists, including Gabriele Münter.
Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider Hardcover Art Book

Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider Hardcover Art Book

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The Story of Friendships That Made Modern Art: 'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider' 🎨

For the first time in 80 years, the groundbreaking works of The Blue Rider group have been brought together in the UK, and this book provides unprecedented access to the masterpieces from that landmark exhibition. The stunning cover alone is a work of art, featuring 'The Dancer Alexander Sacharoff', 1909 by the brilliant artist Marianne Werefkin.

240 pages 📖

The Blue Rider, or 'Der Blaue Reiter', was a circle of friends and close collaborators in the early twentieth century who sought to revolutionise modern art. They formed a 'union of various countries to serve one purpose' and their radical experimentation with colour, sound and light created astonishingly bold and vibrant pieces. The group's key figures, Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter, were at the heart of this movement. Did you know that Kandinsky is widely credited as a pioneer of abstract art? And Gabriele Münter was not only a gifted painter but also a talented photographer who documented the group's life and work.

This gorgeous exhibition catalogue contains in-depth investigations into major themes and a wide variety of spotlight essays. It offers an intimate and illuminating window into this remarkable artistic group, exploring their travels, techniques, interests, sources of inspiration and the personal relationships that bound them together. You'll discover fascinating details about Franz Marc's innovative use of colour and Alexander Sacharoff's freestyle performance art, all beautifully documented.

Dimensions: 24.1 x 2.9 x 28.2 cm 📕

Edited by Natalia Sidlina, Curator of International Art at Tate Modern, this book features texts from a host of esteemed contributors, including Genevieve Barton, Miriam Leimer, and Dorothy Price. It is an essential addition to the library of anyone passionate about modernism, Expressionism, and the history of art. This is more than just a coffee table book; it is a vital piece of art scholarship and a tribute to the friendships that forever changed the course of art.