IntroductionExpressionism is the artistic style in which the artist tries to depict objective reality in a manner that satisfies his emotions to represent objects around him. This is accomplished through distortion, exaggeration, primitivism and fantasy and through the clear illustration of violent or dynamic application of formal elements. It was one of the most common forms of art in 19th and 20th centuries. The main objective of expressionism is not to produce the impression produced by the surrounding world, but to show the artist`s view to the world`s representation. The image of this object thus represents a substitute to the visual aspects of the object.This form of art was popular mostly in Germany in the 1910. Due to its wide use, it has also been assumed to inherit from some ancient forms of art, specifically, Cezanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh.The major German expressionists were Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, Lionel Feininger, George Grosz and August Macke. This article tries to explain some of the expressionist ideas of the Weimar DiscussionDegenerate art of Ernst BarlachHe generated a number of anti-war sculptures based on his experiences of the war. He was criticized for negatively depicting the Nazis during their rise. At this time, the Magdeburg cenotaph was required by the city of Magdeburg to serve as a memorial of World War I. It was expected to depict German soldiers fighting for their glorious country. In his depiction of this scene, Barlach created a sculpture containing three German soldiers: these were a new soldier,...