George Grosz
Subtitle: Berlin-New York
By: Ralph Jentsch ; texts by Enrico Crispolti, Philippe Dagen.
Contributors: Crispolti, Enrico.; Dagen, Philippe.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Skira; Rizzoli International [distributor]; Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milano; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9788861302945
Subjects: Grosz, George, -- 1893-1959
Other titles: Berlin-New York.
Description: George Grosz (1893-1959) was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group. He was born Georg Ehrenfried Groß in Berlin, but changed his name in 1916 out of a romantic enthusiasm for America. Anti-Nazi, Grosz left Germany in 1932, and 1933 was invited to teach at the Art Students League of New York, where he would teach intermittently until 1955. Over 500 illustrations, drawings, and paintings in this book document the entire output of the artist's German and American years, including drawings spanning from when the artist was the age of fifteen to his paintings made during his U.S. period. Also included are sketches of stage designs he created between 1919-1954 for theatre pieces by Bernard Shaw, Iwan Goll, Georg Kaiser, Paul Zech, and Jaroslav Kaek, as well as numerous collages. The volume is complete with unpublished photographs from the painter's private life and two essays by Enrico Crispolti and Philippe Dagen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. -287285).