Which pair were cited as associated with the Stieglitz circle?

Which pair were cited as associated with the Stieglitz circle?

• A. John Marin and Max Weber
• B. Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque
• C. Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro
• D. Edvard Munch and Käthe Kollwitz

Answer: (A)

The Stieglitz circle refers to the group of artists connected with Alfred Stieglitz and his efforts to promote modern art in America, especially through the 291 Gallery and the Photo-Secession. John Marin and Max Weber are both American painters who were part of that circle, with their work shown and championed by Stieglitz. Marin’s energetic cityscapes and waterscapes and Weber’s geometric, modernist forms fit the kind of contemporary, experimental direction Stieglitz promoted in New York. The other pairs come from European or older movements not typically labeled as part of Stieglitz’s American circle: Picasso and Braque are European Cubists, Monet and Pissarro are French Impressionists from an earlier era, and Munch and Kollwitz are European expressionists. Their associations lie outside the Stieglitz circle as it’s commonly defined in art history.

The Stieglitz circle refers to the group of artists connected with Alfred Stieglitz and his efforts to promote modern art in America, especially through the 291 Gallery and the Photo-Secession. John Marin and Max Weber are both American painters who were part of that circle, with their work shown and championed by Stieglitz. Marin’s energetic cityscapes and waterscapes and Weber’s geometric, modernist forms fit the kind of contemporary, experimental direction Stieglitz promoted in New York.

The other pairs come from European or older movements not typically labeled as part of Stieglitz’s American circle: Picasso and Braque are European Cubists, Monet and Pissarro are French Impressionists from an earlier era, and Munch and Kollwitz are European expressionists. Their associations lie outside the Stieglitz circle as it’s commonly defined in art history.