Andre Derain's The Dance And Seated Youth

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In the artwork The Dance by the artist Andre Derain, and Seated Youth by the artist Wilhelm Lehmbruck demonstrate that that World War had an effect of art. Before the WWI, the art was lots of color and life in the art, and during/after the war the art became very dark and focused on the worst parts of life. In the first artwork, we see lots of happy and joyful emotions that come out in the colors and actions of the characters in the painting. The creator of the painting uses a lot of bright colors to express the happy vibes. Additionally the painter makes the characters dancing which is generally considered a positive and happy activity. This artwork was created during a time of pride, nationalism, and militarism. It was created in 1906