Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's remarkable series of paintings known as the Berlin Street Scenes is a highpoint of the artist's work and a milestone of German Expressionism. Kirchner moved from Dresden to Berlin in 1911, and it was there, immersed in the vitality of a teeming city and under the looming shadow of imminent world war, that he created the Street Scenes in a burst of creative energy and ambition. Berlin was at this time undergoing rapid growth, and as Kirchner absorbed the crowds and energy of city life, his work ...
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's remarkable series of paintings known as the Berlin Street Scenes is a highpoint of the artist's work and a milestone of German Expressionism. Kirchner moved from Dresden to Berlin in 1911, and it was there, immersed in the vitality of a teeming city and under the looming shadow of imminent world war, that he created the Street Scenes in a burst of creative energy and ambition. Berlin was at this time undergoing rapid growth, and as Kirchner absorbed the crowds and energy of city life, his work responded with acute perspective, jagged brushstrokes and searing color. As the most extensive consideration of these paintings in English, this richly illustrated volume examines the creative process undertaken by the artist as he explored his themes through various media and presents a major body of related work including drawings, pen-and-ink studies, pastels, etchings, woodcuts and lithographs. It also investigates the significance of the streetwalker as the dominant motif of this series, and provides insight on its relationship to Kirchner's wider oeuvre. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938) was one of German Expressionism's foremost practitioners. His painterly aesthetic was formed within the Br�che group, in Dresden, where he was one among a number of artists rebelling against bourgeois life and the stale conventions of the academy. Kirchner made his Street Scenes series immediately following the dissolution of Br�che. Today he is increasingly recognized as one of the major figures in the early development of Modern art.
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Very Good. Size: 11x8x1; MOMA, 2008; no additional printings indicated; 138pp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; wear to edges of pictorial boards is very minor; illustrations and text very good. No dust jacket, as issued. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges will apply for international and/or expedited shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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VG. scuffs & scratches to back cover. minor rubbing to lower corners. pgs edge toned. pgs clean. Midnight boards with color cover and lime and white lettering; 138 pp. with 7 bw and 133 color illustrations. Text in English; depictions of 20th-century urban life in Berlin, widely accepted as the high point of Kirchner's work; catalogue from the exhibition held at MoMA August-November, 2008; with essays about Kirchner's life during the time of the paintings, the complex meanings of the street scenes, and much more.
