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Adolf Menzel - A Quest for Reality
Werner Busch
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Description for Adolf Menzel - A Quest for Reality
Hardback. Adolph Menzel is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. In this book, Werner Busch examines the artist's multifaceted oeuvre and brings the long nineteenth century into aesthetic focus. Num Pages: 280 pages, 137 colour, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: AB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very short stature, Menzel was excluded from many aspects of life, and so his struggle with reality was also a struggle to assert himself. Werner Busch's comprehensive new study sheds light on the biographical and historical events that shaped Menzel's work and the course it took. Menzel's paintings of the life of Frederick the Great still dominate our image ... Read more
Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) is widely regarded as the epitome of realist art. From the very beginning of his career, he captured the beauty and horror of reality with unflinching precision, and he was a consummate master of atmosphere. A man of very short stature, Menzel was excluded from many aspects of life, and so his struggle with reality was also a struggle to assert himself. Werner Busch's comprehensive new study sheds light on the biographical and historical events that shaped Menzel's work and the course it took. Menzel's paintings of the life of Frederick the Great still dominate our image ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781606065174
SKU
V9781606065174
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Ref
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About Werner Busch
Werner Busch was professor of art history at the Freie Universitat Berlin from 1988 to 2010.
Reviews for Adolf Menzel - A Quest for Reality
This lavish book examines his career against the backdrop of events in 19th-century Germany, and traces a link between the artist's short stature and feelings of social exclusion.
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