The Neue Gallerie in New York has an exhibition entitled: Van Gogh and Expressionism. German expressionism has always struck me as a narcissistic resignation to the evils of the world. And for all of Van Gogh's earnestness, he certainly showed a more restrained resignation that surely influenced the expressionists, who let it escape uninhibitedly.
I couldn't help but make these juxtapositions. Or better yet, the logical conclusion.
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Van Gogh's Bedroom at Arles (detail), Vincent Van Gogh, 1889
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Schiele's Room in Neulengbach (detail), Egon Schiele, 1911
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Auschwitz Barracks