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Kirchner
Copertina rigida, 8.3 x 10.2 in., 1.30 lb, 96 pagine20Edizione: Inglese Disponibilità: marzo 3, 2023Condizioni generali per gli ordini anticipatiErnst Ludwig Kirchner was a German Expressionist pioneer, a prolific painter and printmaker, and cofounder of Die Brücke movement. Through vivid landscapes, stark nudes, and dynamic urban scenes, this introductory book explores his radical painting in pre–World War I Germany and his leading influence on 20th-century art.

Kirchner
20Bridging the gap
Expressionist pioneer Ernst Ludwig Kirchner heralded a new perspective in 20th-century painting
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880–1938) is regarded as one of the key figures in 20th-century European art. A Modernist to his bones, he sent seismic waves through the art world with his hard-edged, intensely colored paintings and disseminated his ideas through Die Brücke art movement and the MUIM-Institut school of modernist painting, both of which he cofounded.
Kirchner’s work reconciled past and present through an Expressionist prism, reflecting the latest avant-garde ideas in art, while exploring traditional academic approaches and subjects. His works tackled social, moral, and emotional questions with a fierce intensity. Distorted perspectives, rough lines, and unusual colors were mainstays of his practice, as well as a recurring interest in capturing the human form, whether in frenetic city vistas such as Berlin Street Scene (1913) or in his famously decadent studio.
In this introductory book, we explore the stretch of Kirchner’s career through Germany and Switzerland, including his founding of Die Brücke, and his inclusion in the Nazis’ infamous “degenerate art” exhibition in 1937. Along the way, we’ll encounter vivid landscapes, stark nudes, intense urban settings, and, above all, a persistent emphasis on the emotional experience of painter and viewer.
Kirchner’s work reconciled past and present through an Expressionist prism, reflecting the latest avant-garde ideas in art, while exploring traditional academic approaches and subjects. His works tackled social, moral, and emotional questions with a fierce intensity. Distorted perspectives, rough lines, and unusual colors were mainstays of his practice, as well as a recurring interest in capturing the human form, whether in frenetic city vistas such as Berlin Street Scene (1913) or in his famously decadent studio.
In this introductory book, we explore the stretch of Kirchner’s career through Germany and Switzerland, including his founding of Die Brücke, and his inclusion in the Nazis’ infamous “degenerate art” exhibition in 1937. Along the way, we’ll encounter vivid landscapes, stark nudes, intense urban settings, and, above all, a persistent emphasis on the emotional experience of painter and viewer.
L'autore
Norbert Wolf si è laureato in storia dell’arte, linguistica e medievistica presso le università di Ratisbona e Monaco e ha conseguito un PhD nel 1983. È stato visiting professor a Marburgo, Francoforte, Lipsia, Düsseldorf, Erlangen-Norimberga e Innsbruck. Le sue numerose pubblicazioni sulla storia dell’arte comprendono svariati titoli TASCHEN, quali Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Espressionismo, Romanico, Paesaggi e Simbolismo.
Kirchner
Copertina rigida, 21 x 26 cm, 0.59 kg, 96 pagineISBN 978-3-8365-3504-5
Edizione: IngleseNata nel 1985, la serie Basic Art è diventata la collezione di libri d’arte più venduta al mondo. Ogni libro della serie Basic Art di TASCHEN contiene:
una cronologia dettagliata riassuntiva della vita e delle opere dell’artista, inserito nel contesto storico e culturale in cui è vissuto
una biografia concisa
circa 100 illustrazioni con didascalie esplicative