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Early Optimism Yields to Undiluted Draughts of Anguish in National Gallery’s Exploration of German Expressionism’s Legacy

The movement is embedded into our visual vernacular, particularly in our collective understanding of horror, pain, isolation and anxiety.

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
Erich Heckel, 'Sunrise (Sonnenaufgang),' 1914, woodcut in black on laid paper, plate: 9 7/8 in. x 11 15/16 in., (irregular) sheet: 12 3/16 in. x 15 7/8 in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen
ALICE GAUVIN
ALICE GAUVIN

‘The Anxious Eye: German Expressionism and Its Legacy’
The National Gallery, Constitution Avenue, Washington D.C.
Through May 27, 2024

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ALICE GAUVIN
ALICE GAUVIN

Alice Gauvin is a curator, writer, and owner of Alice Gauvin Gallery. She has previously worked in the Media Arts department of SFMOMA. She holds an MPhil from the University of Cambridge and a BA from Colby College.

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