The Lenbachhaus in Munich possesses the world's finest collection of work by artists associated with the Blue Rider group, founded in Munich in 1911.

The Blue Rider artists were major innovators whose work paved the way for the emergence of a truly modern art. A selection of paintings by Franz Marc, Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Munter, Alexei Jawlensky, August Macke, Paul Klee, and other artists is discussed in detail, while in his introductory essay, Hehnut Friedel, Director of the Lenbachhaus, traces the history of the Blue Rider group, looks at its role in the art of the twentieth century, and discusses the work of its protagonists.

The Blue Rider in the Lenbachhaus, Munich is an invaluable introduction to a major landmark in the history of modern art.

Franz Marc's Blue Hourse and The Tiger, Wassily Kandinsky's "Impressions" and "Improvisations," and August Macke's Turkish Cafe are just some of the iconic works of art by the group of avantgarde Expressionist artists called The Blue Rider. Year after year such paintings have been drawing countless visitors to the Lenbachhaus in Munich, which houses the most extensive and finest collection of works by this group. Alongside the Brucke artists, the Blue Rider is considered one of the most innovative and creative movements, whose work paved the way for the emergence of a truly modern form of art.

Preface

Helmut Friedel, Annegret Hoberg

The History of the Blue Rider

Plates

with commentaries by Annegret Hoberg

Wassily Kandinsky (1-42)

Franz Marc (43-59)

Gabriele Munter (60-76)

Alexei Jawlensky (77-01)

Marianne yon Werefkin (92-93)

August Macke (94-108)

Robert Delaunay (109)

Heinrich Campendonk (110)

Alfred Kubin (111-114)

Paul Klee (115-129)

Selected Bibliography