Alfred Kubin: The Aesthetic of Evil

by Alfred Kubin

Kubin's eerie, unsettling illustrations reveal his preoccupation with the world's evils

For Austrian artist Alfred Kubin (1877-1959), evil was intrinsic to his life and work. After a traumatic childhood growing up in Zell am See and subsequent mental crises, he began his artistic training in Munich in 1898. He processed his nightmares and obsessions in a large number of fantastical drawings. His subjects, perpetually pessimistic,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3775757732
• ISBN13: 9783775757737
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.8" x 9.8"