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Ernst Kirchner (1880 – 1938) was one of the leaders of "Die Brücke", a [[Dresden]] group of [[Expressionism|Expressionist]] painters founded in 1905; the Brücke group also included Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Emil Nolde; the group broke up in 1913. In 1911, in  Munich appeared a new group, "Der Blaue Reiter"; the leading artist of this group was the Russian-French [[Wassily Kandinsky]] who lived in Munich from 1897 onwards. Other members of this circle were Franz Marc, August Macke, Gabriele Münter and [[Paul Klee]]. <ref> [http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/hundred-years-german-painting-1850-1950 Hundred Years of German Painting, 1850–1950.] </ref>

Ernst Kirchner (1880 – 1938) was one of the leaders of "Die Brücke", a [[Dresden]] group of [[Expressionism|Expressionist]] painters founded in 1905; the Brücke group also included Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Emil Nolde; the group broke up in 1913. In 1911, in  Munich appeared a new group, "Der Blaue Reiter"; the leading artist of this group was the Russian-French [[Wassily Kandinsky]] who lived in Munich from 1897 onwards. Other members of this circle were Franz Marc, August Macke, Gabriele Münter and [[Paul Klee]]. <ref> [http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/hundred-years-german-painting-1850-1950 Hundred Years of German Painting, 1850–1950.] </ref>

Max Ernst (1891 - 1976) was a Dadaist/Surrealist Painter; in Cologne, together with Alfred Grünwald (1892-1927), he founded a group of Dadaists. ''In the late 1920s Ernst turned to the beloved motifs of German Romanticism and revived them in a new, Surrealistic, manner.'' <ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/E/ernst/ernstbio.html Max Ernst] Olga's Gallery. </ref> Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) followed the style of [[Wassily Kandinsky]] (a Russian-born French Expressionist Painter). George Grosz (1893 – 1959) was a prominent member of the "Berlin Dada", an "anti-art" movement.   

[[Max Ernst]] (1891 - 1976) was a Dadaist/Surrealist Painter; in Cologne, together with Alfred Grünwald (1892-1927), he founded a group of Dadaists. ''In the late 1920s Ernst turned to the beloved motifs of German Romanticism and revived them in a new, Surrealistic, manner.'' <ref>[http://www.abcgallery.com/E/ernst/ernstbio.html Max Ernst] Olga's Gallery. </ref> Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) followed the style of [[Wassily Kandinsky]] (a Russian-born French Expressionist Painter). George Grosz (1893 – 1959) was a prominent member of the "Berlin Dada", an "anti-art" movement.   

[[Image:Grosz Cain or Hitler in Hell.JPG|thumb|''Cain or Hitler in Hell'' by George Grosz, 1944.]]

[[Image:Grosz Cain or Hitler in Hell.JPG|thumb|''Cain or Hitler in Hell'' by George Grosz, 1944.]]

The [[Leipzig]] and Dresden Schools are among the latest generations of German painters. ''Figurative art that was deprecated as hopelessly passé in Paris and Düsseldorf never lost its grip in Leipzig. The city prided itself on being the birthplace of Max Beckmann and on a painterly lineage begot by Lucas Cranach.'' <ref> [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/magazine/08leipzig.html?ex=1294376400&en=9d9fe31340e878a2&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss The New Leipzig School] </ref> Dresden has been a leading center of German art since the 1700s.  

The [[Leipzig]] and Dresden Schools are among the latest generations of German painters. ''Figurative art that was deprecated as hopelessly passé in Paris and Düsseldorf never lost its grip in Leipzig. The city prided itself on being the birthplace of Max Beckmann and on a painterly lineage begot by Lucas Cranach.'' <ref> [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/08/magazine/08leipzig.html?ex=1294376400&en=9d9fe31340e878a2&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss The New Leipzig School] </ref> Dresden has been a leading center of German art since the 1700s.