An art movement that emerged in early twentieth-century Germany, characterised by irregular brushstrokes and gestural marks which eschewed realist depictions to prioritise the artist’s inner emotional life. Noted artists associated with the movement include Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Wassily Kandinsky, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Franz Marc.
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