George Grosz: Berlin-New York.

Jentsch, Ralph:

ISBN 10: 8861302947 / ISBN 13: 9788861302945

Published by Skira, Milano,, 2008

About this Item

287 Seiten / pp., mit zahlreichen Abbildungen / richly illustrated; Umschlag mit leichten Gebrauchspuren, Namenstempel, insgesamt sehr schön / Jacket with slight traces of use, previous owner`s name, very good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 2005 4°, 29 x 25 cm, Festeinband mit Schutzumschlag / Hardcover with Jacket.

Seller Inventory # 40407

Bibliographic Details

• Title: George Grosz: Berlin-New York.
• Publisher: Skira, Milano,
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8861302947
• ISBN 13: 9788861302945
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Sehr gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 2005 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Kunst - Bildende Kunst

About this title

Synopsis

George Grosz (1893–1959) was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity group. He was born Georg Ehrenfried Groß in Berlin, but changed his name in 1916 out of a romantic enthusiasm for America. Anti-Nazi, Grosz left Germany in 1932, and in 1933 was invited to teach at the Art Students League of New York, where he would teach intermittently until 1955. Over 500 illustrations, drawings, and paintings in this book document the entire output of the artist’s German and American years, including drawings spanning from when the artist was the age of fifteen to his paintings made during his U.S. period. Also included are sketches of stage designs he created between 1919–1954 for theatre pieces by Bernard Shaw, Iwan Goll, Georg Kaiser, Paul Zech, and Jaroslav Kaek, as well as numerous collages. The volume is complete with unpublished photographs from the painter’s private life and two essays by Enrico Crispolti and Philippe Dagen.

About the Author

Ralph Jentsch is managing director of the Grosz Estate and author of a number of catalogs and books on George Grosz. He is a well-known expert in German Expressionism.