expressionism- an artistic and literary movement originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century which sought to express emotions rather than to represent external reality: characterized by the use of symbolism and of exaggeration and distortion
Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is an example of expressionist painting.
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