ABSTRACT
The term “expressionism” achieved a wider currency among Czech theoreticians and artists after 1912, with the publication of the German critic Paul Ferdinand Schmidt’s article “Die Expressionisten” in the German art magazine Der Sturm. The term “expressionism” was first applied specifically to Czech art retrospectively, and remains problematic within the context of Czech art history. Furthermore, Czech art historians always emphasize the particular genealogy of the Czech expressionism of the Osma group, which differed fundamentally from the genesis of German expressionism. The chapter focuses on artistic, cultural, and social events in two centers, Prague and Brno. Emphasis will be placed on exhibition policy, art magazines, and the establishment of contacts both within the country and abroad within the framework of groups of artists and individuals. Expressionism also found support outside of the large urban centers in Bohemia.
