World War I and the Weimar artists : Dix, Grosz, Beckmann, Schlemmer / Matthias Eberle ; [translated by John Gabriel].

Main entry:

Eberle, Matthias.

Title & Author:

World War I and the Weimar artists : Dix, Grosz, Beckmann, Schlemmer / Matthias Eberle ; [translated by John Gabriel].

Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 1985.

Description:

viii, 134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 128-131) and index.
Elemental forces and mechanical power -- Otto Dix: fighting for a lost cause (art versus nature) -- George Grosz: the irate dandy (art as weapon in the class struggle) -- Max Beckmann: the tragic king (art as a search for meaning -transcendental objectivity) -- Oskar Schlemmer: Adam transformed into Prometheus by geometry (transcendental anatomy).

Summary:

Elemental forces and mechanical power -- Otto Dix: fighting for a lost cause (art versus nature) -- George Grosz: the irate dandy (art as weapon in the class struggle) -- Max Beckmann: the tragic king (art as a search for meaning -transcendental objectivity) -- Oskar Schlemmer: Adam transformed into Prometheus by geometry (transcendental anatomy).

ISBN:

0300035578
9780300035575

Subject:

Beckmann, Max 1884-1950
Dix, Otto 1891-1969
Grosz, George 1893-1959
Schlemmer, Oskar 1888-1943
Dix, Otto, 1891-1969.
Grosz, George, 1893-1959.
Beckmann, Max, 1884-1950.
Schlemmer, Oskar, 1888-1943.
Neue Sachlichkeit (Art) Germany.
Art, German 20th century.
Artists Germany Biography.
Artists Germany Psychology.
World War, 1914-1918 Influence.
Neue Sachlichkeit (Art) Allemagne.
Art allemand 20e siècle.
Artistes Allemagne Biographies.
Artistes Allemagne Psychologie.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 Influence.
Expresionismo (Arte) Alemania
Artistas Alemania Biografías
Guerra mundial, 1914-1918 Influencia
Art, German
Artists
Artists Psychology
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Neue Sachlichkeit (Art)
Kunst.
Eerste Wereldoorlog.
Artists Germany 20th century Biography.
Artists Germany 20th century Psychology.
Neue Sachlichkeit (art)
Artistes allemands Et la guerre 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) France Et l'art Influence.
Germany
German paintings, 1914-1933 - Critical studies

Form/genre:

Biography
Biographies

Added entries:

Gabriel, John, translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 134964
Call No.: ID:85-B24420
Status: Available

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