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Donald E. Gordon - Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Mit Einem Kritischen Katalog Samtlicher Gemalde

Title: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Mit Einem Kritischen Katalog Samtlicher Gemalde
Description: Munchen , Prestel-Verlag , 1968. First edition. Cloth. Sweeping study of the art of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner in the original German, featuring lovely colour plates and other illustrations. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a German painter of the expressionist movement, one of the founders of 'Die Brucke', a prominent artists group of expressionism. Much of his work was sold or destroyed by the Nazis who branded it as 'degenerate.'The present work offers an in-depth study into the life and career of the artist, overviewing his childhood briefly with particular focus on the active years as a painter from 1901 until his death in 1938. Written by Donald E. Gordon, in the original German. The first edition of this work. With black and white illustrations in text, as well as twelve leaves of photographic plates in black and white, one hundred and thirteen leaves illustrating reproductions of his paintings in black and white, and twenty-eight colour plates tipped in. The critical catalogue is also illustrated in black and white. Collated, complete. Featuring a critical catalogue of his work.Housed in custom cardboard slipcase. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely. Dust wrapper unclipped and excellent with minor shelf wear, minor chipping to head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Illustrated with twenty-eight colour plates tipped in, thirteen leaves of photographic plates in black and white, and one hundred and thirteen plates illustrative of Kirchner's paintings in black and white. Collated, complete. Fine . Ill.: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

Keywords: ernst ludwig kirchner art german first editions art Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Price: GBP 90.00 = appr. US$ 128.52 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 818A7

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