This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... movement. Among those of our sculptors to-day who may be described as being in the full bloom of their knowledge, is Edmund Hellmer (born in 1850), whose artistic character reveals a remarkable inconsistency. On the one hand, Hellmer possesses the delicate grace and the light-heartedness of the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... movement. Among those of our sculptors to-day who may be described as being in the full bloom of their knowledge, is Edmund Hellmer (born in 1850), whose artistic character reveals a remarkable inconsistency. On the one hand, Hellmer possesses the delicate grace and the light-heartedness of the Viennese spirit; on the other, we see a sour hypercritic, never satisfied with what he has done, who, to make his work still better, regards it ever from a more minute, a more captious standpoint. Thus he is a most elaborate finisher, never knowing when to leave his work alone, but pottering over needless emendations until nearly all the charm and spontaneity have been lost. How he began may be seen in the monumental group on the roof of the Parliament House, representing Kaiser Franz Josef I. granting the Constitution. Here the academic spirit is mingled with a want of selfdependence, which shows itself in too close a suggestion of certain antique compositions of the same style, the result being that the work has a rather stiff appearance. In the same way his second big work, the Turkish memorial erected in 1883 in St. Stephen's Cathedral, although it reveals more freedom of treatment, yet it makes no " monumental " impression on the beholder, and connects its creator with the group of men who follow in the train of Count Starhemberg, the artistic Liberator of Vienna. So, too, his later composition, Oesterreichs Landmacht, which stands in a niche in the castellated facade, is not very satisfying, for while it is, in point of positive skill, far above the pendant group Oesterreichs Seemacht by Weyr, it is greatly inferior thereto in temperament and vivacity. Finally, his last monumental work, the Castalia-Brunnen, for the courtyard...
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 1150grams, ISBN:
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G+ (book shows age toning along textblock as well as some foxing on bottom of textblock and on some pages, shelf wear and rubbing at corners, in good condition when considering age of book) Green cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, viii pp., 49 plates. Collection of essays, ads, and art concerning the arts in Austria.
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F (Both covers have separated from the book block; spine material has moderate wear and small parts missing at head and heel; interior is only slightly aged with good illus. ) Black textured boards, black textured spine and corners; various paginations, 8 tipped-in BW illus. on pages; 10 color illus. and many BW illus. Text is in English. Covers paintings, sculptures, architecture, and decorative arts generated by Austrian artists. Highly illustrated with many examples to consider. Uncommon.
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VG-, binding shows general wear and some staining, spine cocked, inscriptions/book plate/discoloration/other wear on endsheets, interior clean and intact. Green cloth binding with paper label. Illustrated in B&W and occasional color. Multiple paginations. Collection of essays, ads, and art concerning the arts in Austria.
