While impressionists were interested in producing spontaneous but always refined versions of reality, expressionist painters were focused on depicting a subjective version of a world in turmoil, grappling with the horrors of war and the anxiety of modern life.

印象派崇尚产出自然但精炼过的现实，而表现派画家专注于用主观的方式描绘动荡的世界，设法处理对战争的恐惧与对现代社会的焦虑。