Expressionism

“Warning!  A collection of paintings by the obscure painter Paul Gaugin is advancing slowly towards Berlin.  Following on the idiot Van Gogh comes now Gaugin.”  Thus wrote an art critic for the magazine Die Kunst-Halle in 1905, not presciently, to say the least.  So much for critics!  But, if you are going to listen to them, we prefer the comments of another German observer:  “Van Gogh struck modern art like lightning.” Indeed, lightning will surely…