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©Sven Hansche/Shutterstock.com Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. The Pillars of Society (1926) A member of the Dada movement from 1917 to 1920, George Grosz satirized corrupt bourgeois society. As the moving force behind the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement, his attacks began to focus on the rising Nazi party. Constantly in trouble with the authorities, he continued to express his revulsion with postwar Germany. The title ...

None Swiss cultural life shows strands of German, Italian, and French influence, among others, but its uniqueness is particularly apparent in its art and artists and its museums and other art venues. Here are just seven paintings from that milieu. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Interior of St. Bavo in Haarlem (1636) The Thirty Years’ War (1618–48) signaled the decline of the Holy Roman Empire and saw Catholic churches across Eur...

©Arseniy Krasnevsky/Adobe Stock The collection of paintings at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna—the Picture Gallery—can be traced as far back as 16th-century members of the House of Habsburg. The building that currently houses the Picture Gallery was opened in 1891, though the museum also has several other expansive collections. This list focuses on just eight paintings from the Kunsthistorisches Museum’s many masterpieces. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). W...

EB, Inc. London offers world-class art everywhere you look. The city has superb galleries and institutions that are home to world-class artworks. Sometimes, though, these collections can take a bit of extra work to find. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Boats in the Harbor, Collioure (1905) André Derain was born into a middle-class family in the small town of Chatou, just outside Paris. He refused to follow his father into the fami...

© Ben Molyneux/Shutterstock.com The Ashmolean Museum opened in 1683 at the University of Oxford. Its collection is vastly wide-ranging. This list highlights just 10 of its notable paintings. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these paintings first appeared in 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Stephen Farthing (2018). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Landscape with Repose of the Holy Family (1825) Samuel Palmer belonged to a group of Romantic artists known as the Ancients, who aimed to breathe new life into the religious art of the day. This painting dates fr...