Modern Graphics: Expressionism and Fauvism / Kristian Sotriffer

Identifier:REF.PM.1991

Dimensions:139 pages : plates (some color) ; 28 cm.

Copyright dates:1972

Subjects: Expressionist, Fauve, Graphic arts -- History -- 20th century -- Themes, motives., prints

Description:Edited by Walter Koschatzky, Director of the Graphic Collection of the Albertina. Translated from the German Expressionismus und Fauvismus by Richard Rickett, Vienna. Examines the background, chief exponents, and the key graphic works produced during the opening decades of the twentieth century by three major European groups, Die Brucke, Blaue Reiter, and Les Fauves. The first section covers the chronological development of the print in its cultural and social atmosphere, the use of various techniques, and major practitioners, while the second section is devoted to comprehensive biographies of the artists and their major works. --from book jacket Table of Contents: Expressionism and Fauvism -- Prints -- The Changed World Picture -- Themes, Models, and Motivations -- The Models -- The Essence of Expressionist Prints -- The "Brucke" as Example -- The Artists -- The "Blaue Reiter" and "Sturm" groups -- Offshoots -- A Change of Direction -- Individualists -- Syntheses -- Expressionism and Revolution -- Consequences -- Revolutionary Graphic Art in Mexico -- The Aftermath in France -- Post-Expressionism -- Publishers and Collections -- The Artists on Themselves. Includes 10 color plates and 60 black and white illustrations. Includes biographical index, bibliography, and index.