German Expressionism : the graphic impulse /
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Figura, Starr.
Jelavich, Peter.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
New York : Museum of Modern Art : Distributed by D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers,
c2011.
This volume draws from the Museum of Modern Art's outstanding holdings of expressionist prints, enhanced by selected drawings, paintings and sculptures from the collection, to explore the importance of printmaking in German expressionism.
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Mar. 27-July 11, 2011.
"This publication and major exhibition ... are the first dedicated to the Museum's exceptionally rich collection of Expressionist art"--P. 6.
Maps on end papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry -- Acknowledgments / Starr Figura -- German Expressionism : the graphic impulse / Starr Figura -- Dance of life, dance of death / Peter Jelavich -- Plates: The advent of Expressionism : three paths, 1905-1914. Brücke -- Der Blaue Reiter -- Austrian Expressionism -- Expressionism flourishes : a thematic overview, 1910-1924. The body -- Nature -- Portraiture -- War -- City life -- Sex -- Religion -- Expressionism responds : the aftermath of war, 1919-1924. Postwar politics -- Postwar portraits -- Notes on the artists / Heather Hess -- Notes on the publishers / Iris Schmeisser -- Chronology / Iris Schmeisser.
This volume draws from the Museum of Modern Art's outstanding holdings of expressionist prints, enhanced by selected drawings, paintings and sculptures from the collection, to explore the importance of printmaking in German expressionism.
Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Prints, German
Expressionism (Art)
Prints