The Visual Arts in Germany, 1890-1937: Utopia and Despair

by Shearer West

Book Overview

Shearer West introduces the visual arts in Germany from the early years of German unification until the beginning of the Second World War. Germany during this period was the site of key movements, including Secessionism, Die Brucke, Der Blaue Reiter, Expressionism, Bauhaus, Dada, and Neue Sachlichkeit. It was a time when artists of the stature of Klimt, Kirchner, Kandinsky, Marc, Macke, Beckmann, Schwitters, Ernst, Kollwitz, Grosz, Hoch, Heartfield,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813529115
• ISBN13: 9780813529110
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.4"