Music and the German Expressionists
Fri, Oct 24
|Foundling Museum
This lecture explores the dynamic intersections between music and visual art through the lens of German Expressionism, with a particular focus on the ground-breaking group Der Blauer Reiter. More info below
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London WC1N 1AZ, UK
About the Event
Following a brief introduction to this movement and its key exponents, we will delve into how visionary artists such as Franz Marc, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Marianne Werefkin translated musical forms into vivid symphonies of colour and line. Along the way, we will examine contemporaneous theories investigating the scientific and philosophical connections between the so-called ‘sister arts’, and discover how and why these artists set out to create painterly music.
delivered by art historian Ailsa McTernan
Please note this talk is organised in partnership with the Foundling Museum and booking will be through their website. They do not list all their upcoming talks at once. You will be able to book for the talk closer to the date.
NB image used: Polyphony, Paul Klee, 1932, tempera on linen, 66.5 x 106 cm, Kunstmuseum Basel