Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Self-Portrait with Model, 1910, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany. Detail.
In 1937, the Nazis organized the Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) exhibition in Munich. This event marked a dark chapter in art history. The show featured works confiscated from museums and private collections. Its purpose was to ridicule and discredit movements like Expressionism, Surrealism, and Cubism, along with their artists. Anything that didn’t align with the Nazi vision of “German art” became an enemy to eradicate.
This quiz will test your knowledge of the Degenerate Art the Nazis tried to suppress. Are you ready to explore this dark chapter in art history?
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The Nazi regime adopted the term Entartete Kunst (Degenerate Art) to delegitimize modern art. They removed many modernist works, including those by internationally renowned artists, from museums and banned them. But why did the Nazis label certain works as “degenerate art”?
Adolf Hitler and the Minister of Propaganda, Joseph Goebbels, visit the Degenerate Art exhibition on July 16, 1937. Bundesarchiv.
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Javier is a journalist and cultural manager with a passion for art and its history. In his free time he loves reading and researching the lives of artists and their works. He loves everything related to the Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance and the mysteries behind lost works of art.
