This collection, for the first time, explores women’s self-conceptions and representations of women’s and gender roles in society in their own Expressionist

"An indispensable anthology that immediately renders its predecessors obsolete. With its gathering of public and private documents, it carries us through the ri

New essays examining the complex period of rich artistic ferment that was German literary Expressionism.

A beautifully illustrated examination of the women artists whose inspired search for artistic integrity and equality influenced Expressionist avant-garde cultur

Primitivism versus modernity: the expressionist dilemma - Politics of primitivism - Brucke bathers: back to nature - Max Pechstein's visionary ideas - Emil Nold