The Embrace, 1917 by Egon Schiele
What’s so special about Egon Schiele’s 1917 painting, The Embrace?
– Starving, clinging lovers entwined
– When sick and twisted was hot
– La Bohème on canvas
Yellow Cow by Franz Marc
What’s so special about the Yellow Cow painting by Franz Marc?
– Emotion + Color = Essence
– A marital bovine
– The Blue Rider German Expressionist group
Laocoon by El Greco
What’s the story behind El Greco’s painting Laocoon?
– A Spanish Trojan War
– The vengeance of Laocoon’s broken vow
– 300 years ahead of his time