In the 1920s, Germany was in the grip of social and political turmoil: its citizens were disillusioned by defeat in World War I, the failure of revolution, the disintegration of their social system, and inflation of rampant proportions. Curiously, as this important book shows, these years of upheaval were also a time of creative ferment and innovative accomplishment in literature, theatre, film, and art. "Glitter and Doom" is the first publication to focus exclusively on portraits dating from the short-lived Weimar Republic ...
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In the 1920s, Germany was in the grip of social and political turmoil: its citizens were disillusioned by defeat in World War I, the failure of revolution, the disintegration of their social system, and inflation of rampant proportions. Curiously, as this important book shows, these years of upheaval were also a time of creative ferment and innovative accomplishment in literature, theatre, film, and art. "Glitter and Doom" is the first publication to focus exclusively on portraits dating from the short-lived Weimar Republic. It features forty paintings and sixty drawings by key artists, including Otto Dix, Max Beckmann, and George Grosz. Their works epitomize Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity), in particular the branch of that new form of realism called Verism, which took as its subject contemporary phenomena such as war, social problems, and moral decay. Subjects of their incisive portraits are the artists' own contemporaries: actors, poets, prostitutes, and profiteers, as well as doctors, lawyers, businessmen, and other respectable citizens. The accompanying texts reveal how these portraits hold up a mirror to the glittering, vital, doomed society that was obliterated when Hitler came to power.
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As New. 292p. An oversize hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. Produced in conjunction with an art exhibition. Measures approx. 11.3" x 9"
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Very Good in Fine jacket. This is a very good hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum from November 14, 2006 to February 19, 2007. Exhibition curated by Sabine Rewald. Essays by Rewald, Ian Buruma, Matthias Eberle. Chronology. Bibliography. Catalogue of works has 110 artworks fully catalogued. All illustrated in color. 11" high X 9" wide, 292 pages. Erratum sheet laid in. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.