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Gesture and Line: Four Post-War German and Austrian Artists from the Duerckheim Collection
An extraordinary and stunning selection of unique and compelling artworks by four artists from post-war Germany and Austria, complete with a brief overview of each artist's work and career, with an introduction essay by art historians John-Paul Sonard and Michael Semff.
From the 1960s drawing assumed a prominent position in the practice of a rising generation of post-war artists in Germany and Austria. This publication examines works on paper by four artists still comparatively little known in the UK. While Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter; household names in German contemporary art; are well known for their large and commanding works; a quieter and more reflective strand is found in the work of Rudi Tröger (b. 1929); Karl Bohrmann (1928-1998) and Carl-Heinz Wegert (1926-2007). Small and intimate in scale; their drawings focus on the abstracted; minimalist figure; the studio interior and landscapes; through a sensitive use of line and a spare; self-effacing gesturalism. By contrast; the Austrian actionist Hermann Nitsch (1938-2022) presents visceral depictions of the human anatomy in his large lithographs; which come out of his notorious actionist performances. This publication celebrates a second major gift to the British Museum from the German collector Count Christian Duerckheim; whose first gift featured in Germany Divided: Baselitz and his generation; published by the British Museum Press in 2014.
From the 1960s drawing assumed a prominent position in the practice of a rising generation of post-war artists in Germany and Austria. This publication examines works on paper by four artists still comparatively little known in the UK. While Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter; household names in German contemporary art; are well known for their large and commanding works; a quieter and more reflective strand is found in the work of Rudi Tröger (b. 1929); Karl Bohrmann (1928-1998) and Carl-Heinz Wegert (1926-2007). Small and intimate in scale; their drawings focus on the abstracted; minimalist figure; the studio interior and landscapes; through a sensitive use of line and a spare; self-effacing gesturalism. By contrast; the Austrian actionist Hermann Nitsch (1938-2022) presents visceral depictions of the human anatomy in his large lithographs; which come out of his notorious actionist performances. This publication celebrates a second major gift to the British Museum from the German collector Count Christian Duerckheim; whose first gift featured in Germany Divided: Baselitz and his generation; published by the British Museum Press in 2014.
Book Details
- Publisher: British Museum Press
- Publish Date: Dec 18th, 2023
- Pages: 112
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.92in - 8.90in - 0.87in - 1.80lb
- EAN: 9780714126975
- Categories: • European - General• History - 20th & 21st Century• Movements - Modernism
About the Author
Semff, Michael: - Michael Semff is a world-renowned expert on graphic art from the 20th and 21st centuries. He was previously Director of the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich.
Stonard, John-Paul: - John-Paul Stonard is a writer, art historian and member of the consultative committee of the Burlington Magazine. His publications include Creation: Art Since the Beginning (2021), Chatsworth, Arcadia, Now: Seven Scenes from the Life of a House (2021), The Books that Shaped Art History (editor: 2017), Germany Divided: Baselitz and his generation (2014), and Fault Lines: Art in Germany 1945-55 (2007).