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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1880-1938 : on the edge of the abyss of time / Norbert Wolf.

By: Wolf, Norbert, 1949-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Basic art series.Publisher: Köln : Taschen, 2003Description: 96 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 3822821233.Other title: Kirchner [Cover title] | Ernst Ludwig Kirchner [Spine title].Subject(s): Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig, 1880-1938 -- Criticism and interpretationDDC classification: 759.3 KIR
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General lending MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending 759.3 KIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00228531
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A radical innovator, a pioneer of new artistic form German expressionist painter and graphic artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880-1938), co-founder of the Br#65533;cke movement, produced some of the most outstanding woodcuts and powerful expressionist works of the 20th century. Tragically, he committed suicide after having his work condemned as "degenerate" by the Nazis. About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art Series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions

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The author:
Norbert Wolf  graduated in art history, linguistics and medieval studies at the universities of Regensburg and Munich, and earned his PhD in 1983. He held visiting professorships in Marburg, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Düsseldorf, Nuremberg-Erlangen, and Innsbruck. His extensive writings on art history include many TASCHEN titles, such as Diego Velázquez, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Caspar David Friedrich, Expressionism, Romanesque, Landscape Painting and Symbolism.