Before the fall : German and Austrian art of the 1930s

Before the fall : German and Austrian art of the 1930s /

This exhibition, comprised of nearly 150 paintings and works on paper, will trace the many routes traveled by German and Austrian artists and will demonstrate the artistic developments that foreshadowed, reflected, and accompanied the beginning of World War II. Central topics of the exhibition will...

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Other Authors: Peters, Olaf (Editor), Price, Renée (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Munich : Prestel Verlag, [2018]
©2018
Subjects:
1900-1999
Art, German > 20th century > Exhibitions
Art, Austrian > 20th century > Exhibitions
Art and society > Germany > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art and society > Austria > History > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Art, Austrian
Art, German
Exhibition catalogs
Table of Contents:
  • Toward catastrophe
  • Into the abyss : Austria and Germany between the wars / Olaf Peters
  • Visions of disaster : art in Germany, 1930-1939 / Stefanie Heckmann
  • Magical realisms
  • A literature of disenchantments : from Weimar into the Third Reich / Andreas Huyssen
  • Behind reality : Austrian and German art between the wars / Olaf Peters
  • Lost souls
  • Boredom, illusionism, and chaos : Austrian mentalities between World War I and the annexation / Alfred Pfabigan
  • Towards catastrophe : painting in Austria, 1932-1939 / Ernst Ploil.

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