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Expressionism movements primarily originated in Germany and Austria around the time of World War I. Influenced by the Fauves, Expressionism worked with arbitrary colors as well as jarring compositions. In reaction and opposition to French Impressionism which focused on rendering the sheer visual appearance of objects, Expressionist artists sought to capture emotions and subjective interpretations: It was not important to reproduce an aesthetically pleasing impression of the artistic subject matter; the Expressonists focused on capturing vivid emotional reactions through powerful colors and dynamic compositions instead. Kandisnky, Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Modigliani and Egon Schiele make up the most well known Expressionists.   continue on wikipedia »