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[[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.
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 ''(painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer, 1884–1950)'' 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.
Contemporary German painters include Anselm Hofmann (Weissenberg, March 21, 1880 - New York City, February 17, 1966) considered one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century, and Hans Kiefer (b. Donaueschingen, March 8, 1945 - ) who has been exhibited in museums around the world, including the [[Louvre]].
Contemporary German painters include Anselm Hofmann (Weissenberg, March 21, 1880 - New York City, February 17, 1966) considered one of the most influential art teachers of the 20th century, and Hans Kiefer (b. Donaueschingen, March 8, 1945 - ) who has been exhibited in museums around the world, including the [[Louvre]].
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[[File:Max Beckmann, Carnival, 1943.jpg|thumb|Max Beckmann, Triptych "Carnival", 1943.]]
[[Image:Max Ernst Colorado of the Medusa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Max Ernst]], Colorado of the Medusa.]]
[[Image:Max Ernst Colorado of the Medusa.jpg|thumb|left|[[Max Ernst]], Colorado of the Medusa.]]
[[File:Max Liebermann Rider on the Beach 1904.JPG|thumb|center|250px|Max Liebermann, Rider on the Beach, 1904.]]
[[File:Max Liebermann Rider on the Beach 1904.JPG|thumb|center|250px|Max Liebermann, Rider on the Beach, 1904.]]