Ecce Homo

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GEORGE GROSZ
ECCE HOMO
100 DRAWINGS, INCLUDING 16 IN FULL COLOR
This book contains 100 drawings, inchiding 16 in full color, by the accomplished draftsman and master satirist, George Grosz (1893-1959). Originally published in 1923 but suppressed at that time, this book is Grosz's masterwork, an unsparing vision of human nakedness, lust, greed and cruelty. The 16 watercolors included in this volume reveal the artist's perception with particular clarity.
Containing works from 1915 through 1922, this collection shows Grosz's response to a society dislocated by the horrors of the First World War. He depicts the confusion and frightened hedonism of the German people, as well as their anger and yearnings for normality, in such incisive works as "Scene from Youthful Days," "Esthetic Evening on Motzstrasse," "Disrobing," "Ecce Homo," "The White Slaver," "Dedicated to Professor Freud," "Private Room in a Fancy Restaurant," "Melancholy," "Flirtation Time," "Dr. Benn's Nightspot," and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

GEORGE GROSZ
ECCE HOMO
100 DRAWINGS, INCLUDING 16 IN FULL COLOR
This book contains 100 drawings, inchiding 16 in full color, by the accomplished draftsman and master satirist, George Grosz (1893-1959). Originally published in 1923 but suppressed at that time, this book is Grosz's masterwork, an unsparing vision of human nakedness, lust, greed and cruelty. The 16 watercolors included in this volume reveal the artist's perception with particular clarity.
Containing works from 1915 through 1922, this collection shows Grosz's response to a society dislocated by the horrors of the First World War. He depicts the confusion and frightened hedonism of the German people, as well as their anger and yearnings for normality, in such incisive works as "Scene from Youthful Days," "Esthetic Evening on Motzstrasse," "Disrobing," "Ecce Homo," "The White Slaver," "Dedicated to Professor Freud," "Private Room in a Fancy Restaurant," "Melancholy," "Flirtation Time," "Dr. Benn's Nightspot," and many more. Each illustration is accompanied by a caption in English and in German; the English captions have been newly translated for the present edition.
George Grosz was one of the finest draftsmen of the twentieth century. Anyone interested in the drawing medium, expressionism, or modern art will certainly want to have this volume. Anyone interested in man's passage in the twentieth century will find that the passion and perceptive satire of these works speak to them as well.
Unabridged republication of the original (1923) edition. 100 plates, including 16 in full color. 2 additional illustrations. List of illustrations and captions in German and new English translations, ix 84pp. plus 16-page color section. 83/8 X 1114. 23410-X Paperbound
A DOVER EDITION DESIGNED FOR YEARS OF USE! We have made every effort to make this the best book possible. Our paper is opaque, with minimal show-through; it will not discolor or become brittle with age. Pages are bound in signatures, in the method traditionally used for the best books, and will not drop out. Books open flat for easy reference. The binding will not crack or split. This is a permanent book. Vissza