Munch -- Ulrich Bischoff, Hardcover
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Art, Basic Art, Biography & Autobiography, Hardcover, History, Individual Artists, Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Monographs, Taschen, Ulrich BischoffA hairless, ghostly figure on a bridge. The sky orange-red above him. His hands raised to his ears, his mouth wide in a haunting wail. In painting The Scream, Edvard Munch (1863-1944) created Mona Lisa for our times. The shriek of his iconic figure reverberates around the world, its echo resounding in the work of Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Martin Kippenberger, Marlene Dumas, and Tracey Emin.
This introductory book surveys Munch's staggering capacity for psychodrama in The Scream and beyond. With rich illustration, it looks at the lurid, dark, and deeply modern visions that made up the artist's response to relationships and emotions. These compelling images, regarded by the artist himself as a means of "free confession," remain as magnetic today as they were on the brink of modernism.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. 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 illustrations with explanatory captions
Author: Ulrich Bischoff
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 04/28/2016
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 10.30h x 8.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9783836528955