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
Expressionist
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
The Golden Fish (The Goldfish) by Paul Klee
In this analysis of The Golden Fish (AKA The Goldfish) I point to the following:
• The music in Klee’s painting.
• Mystery and symbolism in The Golden Fish.
• Klee’s idiosyncratic, distinctive style.
Death and Fire by Paul Klee
War and death ruled Paul Klee’s life when he painted Death and Fire. Torn asunder by World War II and a seering case of scleroderma – Klee suffered while painting this. His pain shows.