The paintings of Vincent van Gogh became the epitome of modern, international art during the period after his death up to the outbreak of World War I. In no other country was Van Gogh so admired as he was in Germany: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and other artists of the Brücke were fascinated by Van Gogh’s powerful brushwork and the strongly contrasting colors of his style, as well as the dynamic aura of his glowing palette. Wassily Kandinsky and the artists of the Blaue Reiter esteemed Van Gogh for rejecting visible reality and penetrating to the essence of nature. Austrian artists Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka, on the other hand, were especially impressed by the soulful expression of Van Gogh’s art and his insightful psychological portraits. This publication is the first to examine the enormous influence of Van Gogh on German and Austrian Expressionism. Masterpieces by Van Gogh and the Expressionists will be presented, including extremely powerful works by the painters of the Brücke, the Blaue Reiter, and the Viennese avant-garde. Art historian Jill Lloyd has curated numerous museum exhibitions featuring twentieth-century art and is the author of standard publications on German Expressionism.