German Expressionist Painting [Paperback]

Peter Selz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0520025156 | ISBN-13: 978-0520025158 | Publication Date: October 2, 1974

Traces the development of Expressionism in Dresden, Munich, and Vienna between 1905 and 1914.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Selz has given us the final documentation of the Expressionist movement. -- Journal of Aesthetics and Criticism

About the Author

Peter Selz is Professor Emeritus of the History of Art at the University of California, Berkeley. Among his many books are Nathan Oliveira (California, 2002), Barbara Chase-Riboud, Sculptor (1999), Beyond the Mainstream (1996), and Art in Our Times (1981).

Product Details

• Paperback: 390 pages
• Publisher: University of California Press (October 2, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0520025156
• ISBN-13: 978-0520025158
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still the best thing written on Expressionist painting., February 9, 2000

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This review is from: German Expressionist Painting (Paperback)

Although originally published in the 1950s and at the time the first scholarly examination in English of German Expressionist painting, Selz's book remains the best source for an understanding of the various Expressionist movements and the underlying ideas that determined the movement's aesthetic look. I sincerely hope that it is still available; it is still the best textbook to have to present Expressionism to art history students for the first time.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You found the gem, June 24, 2008

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A. Anderson (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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If you are searching for a book about theory of the German expressionism (Die Brucke), you found it. And believe me that is the only one worth to buy. This book goes in depth into the theory as well as the historical time. A GREAT BOOK !

3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Greatly Disappointing!, August 14, 2008

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B. Von Seida - See all my reviews
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For me as a colourist looking for innspiration, this book is very disappointing in "the flesh".
Given the description, I did not expect to receive a book that only has b/w photos. The "view" of selected pages gave no clue to this aspect.I thought that "expressionism" is charactorised, paricularly through its use of vivid colour!!
Amazon, I think you need to provide more detailed information in your descriptions of an article, and for me this experience was an expensive lesson on purchasing online.