Serge Sabarsky Boeken

Gathers portraits, studies, and nudes by the turn-of-the-century Viennese artist and includes background information on his work

Presents a catalog to accompany an exhibition of the works by the Austrian artist.

Explores the turn-of-the-century Viennese painter's life and work, highlights the utopian Seccession movement of which Klimt was a leader, and reproduces the artist's paintings, sketches, and correspondence

This book explores the multifaceted artistic journey of Oskar Kokoschka, focusing on his early work from 1907 to 1916, his time in Dresden from 1916 to 1923, and his political involvement through city views and imagery from 1931 to 1953. It also delves into his late work from 1953 to 1973, highlighting the evolution of his style and thematic concerns. The essays provide insights into Kokoschka's innovative use of color and form, his engagement with social and political issues, and his unique perspective on the human condition. Through a collection of critical essays, the book offers a comprehensive overview of Kokoschka's contributions to modern art, emphasizing his significance as a painter and thinker. It includes bibliographical references and an index, making it a valuable resource for understanding Kokoschka's legacy and the broader context of his work.

Egon Schiele is considered by many to be the greatest draftsman of the 20th Century. The undeniable fact, however, that a considerable share of his work is of an explicitly erotic nature has blinded many people to his remarkable ability, so much that he is primarily known as an Austrian Expressionist artist of the erotic. Schiele's full artistic flowering lasted only a little over 10 years. He was cut down at the cruelly early age of 28, just as he was about to truly embrace his talent and take it to another level. Schiele's greatest early influence was the work of his older compatriot Gustav Klimt. His preferred medium was gouache, pencil, and watercolour on coarse-grained, sometimes coloured, paper. His oil paintings are relatively few in number. Because he died so young- aged only 28- art historians can only speculate where Schiele's more mature talent would have taken him if he had lived to middle, and even old, age.

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Der Österreicher Egon Schiele (1890-1918) gilt heute als einer der bemerkenswertesten Künstler der modernen Kunst. Seine Bekanntheit beruht nicht nur auf seinem Beitrag zur Entwicklung des Expressionismus, sondern auch auf der Originalität seiner Werke mit wiederkehrenden Themen. Trotz seines frühen Todes im Alter von achtundzwanzig Jahren hinterlässt er einige der eindrucksvollsten Darstellungen von männlicher und weiblicher Sexualität in der Kunstgeschichte. Schieles Karriere als Künstler in Wien fällt mit der Geburt der Psychoanalyse in dieser Stadt zusammen, und seine Auseinandersetzungen mit Sterblichkeit, Sexualität und dem Ego spiegeln die Gedanken seines Zeitgenossen Sigmund Freud wider. Schiele lehnt die traditionelle Ästhetik und den dekorativen Reiz des Jugendstils ab und konzentriert sich vielmehr auf die visuelle Materialisierung seiner intensivsten Gefühle. Dieses Werk präsentiert eine Auswahl von Gemälden und Zeichnungen, darunter Akte, Porträts, Allegorien und Landschaften. Der Autor analysiert den Einfluss von Munch, Rodin und Klimt sowie anderen Zeitgenossen auf Schieles Werk und beleuchtet die Persönlichkeit und den Werdegang dieses lange unterschätzten Genies.