Ruth Baumgarte: Turn of the Fire

by Beate Reifenscheid

Characterized by their radiant color and confident brushstrokes, the "African" paintings of Ruth Baumgarte are a dynamic reflection of the German artist's deep passion for the continent. After working as an illustrator Ruth Baumgarte found ultimate fulfillment as a painter when she started visiting Africa in the 1950s. She traveled to the African continent forty times over the course of her life. Her large-format oil paintings, often created from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791357034
• ISBN13: 9783791357034
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.4" x 12.0"