Edvard Munch 1863-1944: Images of Life and Death

Bischoff, Ulrich

ISBN 10: 3836527189 / ISBN 13: 9783836527187

Verlag: Köln : Taschen, 2013

Original boards, dust jacket, illustrations mostly in colour (and a few in b/w), 4to.; Top spine dust jacket slightly worn. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 340072-WD16

Inhaltsangabe:

The Scream of self-liberation: Paintings by one of Expressionism's pioneers

 

For Edvard Munch (1863-1944), painting was an act of self-liberation. His treatments of fear, desperation, and death still exert a powerful visual and psychological effect on modern viewers. Of all Munch’s paintings, "The Scream" (1893), representing a figure tortured by horror, is the most well-known-and certainly one of the most expressive.

The artist reflected his innermost feelings in his work: "In reality, my art is a free confession, an attempt to clarify to myself my own relation to life..." Although Edvard Munch cannot be clearly identified with any single movement, he is deemed a pioneer of Expressionism. 

 

About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:

• a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
• a concise biography
• approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Ulrich Bischoff (born in 1947) studied art history, German language and literature studies, sociology, history, philosophy, religion and education in Tübingen and Berlin. He has taught numerous courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the Universities of Berlin, Kiel, Hamburg, Passau and Dresden. Since 1994 Bischoff has been director of the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. He has published numerous writings in the areas of classical modernity and contemporary art, including TASCHEN's Edvard Munch and Max Ernst.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Edvard Munch 1863-1944: Images of Life and ...
Verlag: Köln : Taschen
Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Schutzumschlag