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Georg Baselitz:The Heroes
M (Ed)Et Al Hollein
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Description for Georg Baselitz:The Heroes
Hardback. In 1965/66 Georg Baselitz created the monumental series "The Heroes" and "New Types", which he presented in wild colour and with defiant style. In this title, his "Heroes" appear correspondingly contradictory with their military fatigues in tatters, their failure as deeply engraved as their resignation. Num Pages: 168 pages, 130 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 310 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1332.
In 1965/66 Georg Baselitz created the monumental series The Heroes and New Types , which he presented in wild colour and with defiant style. By turning his attention towards the tradition of representational painting his work formed a striking contrast to the trends towards abstraction and Expressionism prevailing during the 1960s, thereby embarking on his own unique path. In his sceptical basic attitude towards post-war Germany Baselitz (* 1938) emphasised in his works the ambivalent aspects of the present in which he lived. His Heroes appear correspondingly contradictory with their military fatigues in tatters, their ... Read more
In 1965/66 Georg Baselitz created the monumental series The Heroes and New Types , which he presented in wild colour and with defiant style. By turning his attention towards the tradition of representational painting his work formed a striking contrast to the trends towards abstraction and Expressionism prevailing during the 1960s, thereby embarking on his own unique path. In his sceptical basic attitude towards post-war Germany Baselitz (* 1938) emphasised in his works the ambivalent aspects of the present in which he lived. His Heroes appear correspondingly contradictory with their military fatigues in tatters, their ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hirmer Verlag
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Munich, Germany
ISBN
9783777425689
SKU
V9783777425689
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Ref
99-1
About M (Ed)Et Al Hollein
Max Hollein is director of the Schirn Kunsthalle, Stadel Museum, and Stadtische Galerie Liebieghaus, all in Frankfurt. Eva Mongi-Vollmer is a curator at the Stadel Museum.
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