World War I and the Weimar artists : Dix, Grosz, Beckmann, Schlemmer /
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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English German |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
1985
New Haven : 1985 New Haven : 1985 |
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| 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) |
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| Item Description: | Includes index This Yale-originated record is shareable under Creative Commons license CC0 "Translated by John Gabriel"--T.p. verso |
| Physical Description: | viii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm viii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.), port. ; 25 cm viii, 134 p. : ill. (some col.), port. ; 25 x 24 cm viii, 134 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm viii, 134 pages : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 128-131 Bibliography: pages 128-131 Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0300035578 9780300035575 |