German Expressionist Woodcuts (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

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German Expressionism was once an extraordinarily vivid presence in the art of the early twentieth century, its violent colors and ceaselessly distorted, stylized forms reflecting not only the rebellious spirit of its participants, but the revolutionary mood of the new century itself. One of the vital popular media used by the German Expressionists was once the woodcut, vital in the history of German art from the time of Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528), and especially suited to Expressionism’s bold graphics.
This superb collection presents over 100 finely reproduced woodcuts from the work of nearly 30 major artists in the movement who worked in the woodcut medium. Among them are Ernst Barlach, Max Beckmann, Lyonel Feininger, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Käthe Kollwitz, Franz Marc, Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, and plenty of others. Many of the woodcuts reproduced here date from the first three decades of the twentieth century. They’re powerful works, ranging in mood from Felix Müller’s pensive portrait of Carl Sternheim (1925) to Franz Marc’s electric Riding School (1913) and Ernst Barlach’s profoundly moving Christ at the Mount of Olives (1920).
Readers interested in the art of the woodcut in addition to students and enthusiasts of twentieth-century art will find this volume ideal for browsing and study. Individual captions for each and every selection, notes on each and every artist, and an informative introduction to the art of the woodcut and the German Expressionist movement add to the book’s value as a reference work.

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