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Vasily Kandinsky by Hajo Düchting explores the life and work of one of the first painters of abstract art and a founding member of the Blue Rider movement. Although he trained as a lawyer, Kandinsky abandoned this career path to devote himself to art, both as a creator and an influential teacher and theorist at the Bauhaus.
Over time, Kandinsky's works grew more abstract, and he is best known for large, expressive paintings that free colour from form and line. The book covers the entire span of his career, with a particular focus on his time at the Bauhaus, where he collaborated with Lyonel Feininger and Paul Klee.
Lively, accessible, and lavishly illustrated, this new book offers a concise introduction to the life and work of this great master of art.
Series: The Great Masters of Art
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The painter Hans Purrmann (1880-1966) ranks among the most important colourists of twentieth-century art. Drawing on Henri Matisse and the expressionists, he developed a distinct and acclaimed artistic practice over the course of a life lived in places from Munich to Paris to Berlin to Florence to Switzerland. Part of the secret of Hans Purrmann's art is that in his...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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I want to have an effect at this time, in which people are at such a loss and so much in need of help. Käthe Kollwitz is the woman artist from 20th-century Germany whose works are best-known internationally. She also enjoys the highest esteem beyond the boundaries of Europe. The inimitable, touching language of her graphic and sculptural works is...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9783777427591
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 25 May 2017
Country: Germany
Imprint: Hirmer Verlag
Illustration: Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 204.0mm
Weight: 290g
Pages: 80
About the Author
Hajo Düchting is an artist, art historian, and the author of numerous books on twentieth-century art. Markus Müller is director of the Kunstmuseum Pablo Picasso in Münster. Klaus Fußmann is a German contemporary artist whose work was awarded the Villa Romana Prize and the Art Award of Darmstadt.
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