The Self-Portrait, from Schiele to Beckmann Contributor(s): Natter, Tobias G. (Author), Peters, Olaf (Author), Schneede, Uwe (Author) |
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ISBN: 3791358596 ISBN-13: 9783791358598 Publisher: Prestel Publishing OUR PRICE: $45.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | History - Modern (late 19th Century To 1945) - Art | Subjects & Themes - Portraits - Art | European |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 9.5" W x 11.4" (3.60 lbs) 216 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This visually stunning volume offers perceptive examinations of several renowned German and Austrian Expressionist artists who redefined modern self-portraiture. The self-portrait has been a vital aspect of artistic expression throughout history. Neo-Classical painters such as El Greco and Rembrandt formalized the practice, and the first half of the 20th century saw a dramatic transformation in the self-portrait's style and context, especially in the hands of the German and Austrian Expressionists. Vibrant reproductions of works by Egon Schiele, Max Beckmann, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Oskar Kokoschka, and others are accompanied by essays that explore how these artists--many of whom were classified as degenerate by the Nazi party--imbued their images with eloquent expressions of resistance, isolation, entrapment, and provocation. From Schiele's erotically charged and overtly physical paintings to Beckmann's emotionally fraught depictions of psychic trauma, this important examination of a powerful aspect of modern European painting brilliantly illustrates how the Expressionist self-portrait became a powerful weapon against artistic oppression. |