Munch and expressionism

Book 2016

"This catalogue accompanies a major exhibition at the Neue Galerie new York devoted to offering a fascinating new look at the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch and his influence on his Austrian and German contemporaries. Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was highly regarded for his exploration of dark themes, including alienation, sin, and human vulnerability. His work incorporates the vivid colors of previous styles, but Munch intensified their emotional pow...

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ISBN:

9783791355269

Description:

231 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 29 cm

Notes:

Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at Neue Galerie New York, February 18-June 13, 2016
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-228) and index

Contents:

Preface / Ronald S. Lauder
Foreword / Renée Price
Edvard Munch and the expressionists : influence and affinity / Jill Lloyd
Edvard Munch, Germany, and expressionism / Reinhold Heller
Beckmann and Munch : distant and yet quite close / Nils Ohlsen
The vitalist impulse : Munch's renewal and the German expressionists / Ã ̃ystein Ustvedt
Self-portraits "as" : expressionist embodiments / Patricia G. Berman
Woodcut as process and metaphor : Munch, Heckel, and Kirchner / Jay A. Clarke
A collector's journey : Munch and Kirchner / Nelson Blitz Jr.
Edvard Munch and expressionism timeline / Reinhold Heller and Jill Lloyd, assisted by Alison W. Chang

Control Number:

1870657

Other Authors:

Berman, Patricia G., writer of added text
Heller, Reinhold, editor
Lauder, Ronald S., writer of preface
Lloyd, Jill, editor
Munch, Edvard, 1863-1944, artist
Neue Galerie New York, host institution
Price, Renée, writer of foreword

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