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Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) was a group of artists and a designation by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc for their exhibition and publication activities, in which both artists acted as sole editors in the almanac of the same name (first published in mid-May 1912).
The Blue Rider (German: Der Blaue Reiter) is an oil painting executed in Bavaria in 1903 by the Russian emigré artist Wassily Kandinsky. It is now held in a private collection in Zürich, and shares its name with an almanac and the art movement he would co-found with Franz Marc in the early 1910s.
In January of 1909, Wassily Kandinsky proposed forming a new group of like-minded artists in opposition to traditional exhibition venues, the Neue Künstlervereinigung München (Munich New Artists' Association), a secession movement that contained several future members of Der Blaue Reiter.
Der Blaue Reiter war eine Initiative von Wassily Kandinsky und Franz Marc, um ihre künstlerischen Ideen zu verbreiten. Sie organisierten zwei Ausstellungen in München 1911 und 1912, veröffentlichten einen Almanach und beeinflussten die moderne Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts.
The Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) was an informal collective of modern expressionist artists who came together in Munich, Germany in 1911. Led by artists including Wassily Kandinsky , Gabriele Münter and Franz Marc, the group aimed to explore the emotional and spiritual dimensions of art, emphasising abstraction, symbolism and expressive mark ...
Dec 8, 2023 · Wassily Kandinsky, a famous Russian-German avant-garde artist, was the co-founder of Der Blaue Reiter, who was also regarded as the most famous artist of the collective. His work went on to influence teachings at the Bauhaus school, as well as many Abstract Expressionists of the 20th century.
Oct 24, 2020 · The beginning of the First World War was effectively the end of the group. The war engulfed Europe and the members of Der Blaue Reiter. Russian members of the group including Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej Von Jawlensky and Marianne Von Werefkin were sent back to Russia because of their nationality.
