Alfred Lomnitz Houtsnede 'Straat' circa 1920

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM

Alfred Lomnitz (Germany 1892-1953 GB)

Houtsnede 'Straat' circa 1920

Afmetingen circa 20 x 14,5 cm.

German Expressionism consisted of a number of related creative movements in Germany before the First World War that reached a peak in Berlin during the 1920s. These developments in Germany were part of a larger Expressionist movement in north and central European culture in fields such as architecture, dance, painting, sculpture, as well as cinema. This article deals primarily with developments in German life. Expressionist cinema before and immediately after World War I.

Alfred Lomnitz (* 30. September 1892 in Eschwege; † 1953 in London) war ein deutscher Maler, Grafiker und Designer jüdischer Konfession, später Exilkünstler in England. Er wird den Künstlern der Verschollenen Generation zugerechnet.