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Brücke

British

/ ˈbrykə /

noun

a group of German Expressionist painters (1905–13), including Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Fritz Bleyl, Erich Heckel, and Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. In 1912 they exhibited with der Blaue Reiter

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Etymology

Origin of Brücke

German: literally, the bridge

Example Sentences

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One involved the Bezold- Brücke effect, a phenomenon in which changing light intensity can make a color appear to shift in hue.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

They addressed the Bezold- Brücke effect, in which increasing brightness can make a color appear to shift in hue.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Above all, she went with him to the Brücke Museum, to gaze at the works of Kirchner, Kollwitz and Heckel.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2016

“Portrait of Emily,” “Portrait of Jona Mach” and “Moe” from 1963, with their rough outlines describing gaunt, haunted faces, uncannily resemble Die Brücke prints.

From New York Times • May 15, 2011

Professor Brücke has given us the proportions which produce particles particularly suited to our present purpose.

From Six Lectures on Light Delivered In The United States In 1872-1873 by Tyndall, John

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