Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s, 2006, Fine Catalogue w/DJ

Glitter and Doom: German Portraits from the 1920s
ISBN:
1588391981
Author:
Sabine Rewald, Ian Buruma, and Matthias Eberle
Publisher:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Yale University Press
Release Date:
2006
Seller Category:
ART MOVEMENTS
Qty Available:
1
Condition:
Used: Excellent
Sku: 02067
Notes: A Fine book in a Fine paper dust jacket, 4to, 11 1/2" x 9." Yellow cloth-covered boards in a black paper dust jacket. Full-page color illustration on front panel. White lettering on dust jacket spine. Covers pristine and intact, binding tight, sharp tips. Dust jacket pristine and intact. Pages likewise pristine and intact. Replete with illustrations in black-and-white and color. Erratum printed on a white piece of paper laid in. 292 pp., including illustrations, Selected Bibliography. Published on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition featured the artworks made by German artists during the interwar period of the Weimar Republic. Among the artists whose works are represented in this book are Max Beckmann, Otto Dix, and George Grosz. This book is the first of its kind to focus on the subject of Verism, a branch of the art movement known as Neue Sachlichkeit ("New Objectivity"). Verism flourished in Germany during the 1920s as a response against Expressionism. Authored by Sabine Rewald with essays by Ian Buruma and Matthias Eberle. Heavy and oversized items may require additional shipping.