Lovis Corinth
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (789 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3791316826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 389 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Stunning Oversize Book of Corinth's Paintings" according to A Customer. What a book! I bought it sort of sight unseen. (They don't have a graphic of the cover online) I was having trouble finding any books on him in my local stores. What a painter! And this book really does an excellent job of recording his life's work. He was talented and very dedicated - continuing to paint even after having a stroke. I highly recommend this book to other painters interested in figurative painting (this seemed to be his specialty, though he has landscap
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German
The book is illustrated with numerous colour reproductions of his oil paintings, watercolours, drawings and graphic work. An analysis of Lovis Corinth, an artist who is little known outside Central Europe. In 1901, following a period in Munich when his religious and mythological paintings brought him his first taste of fame, Corinth moved to Berlin where he became one of the most important artists spearheading the protest against Kaiser Wilheim II's official policy on art. He died in Zandvoort, Holland in 1925.. Corinth began his career in the realist tradition in the 1880s but he was soon at the vanguard of change. In 1911 Corinth suffered a stroke and this, coupled with World War I, had an effect on his work. Each aspect of his career is examined, including the Munich and Berlin years, his sources of inspirati