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George Grosz: An Autobiography
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George Grosz
This acclaimed autobiography by one of the twentieth century's greatest satirical artists is as much a graphic portrait of Germany in chaos after the Treaty of Versailles as it is a memoir of a remarkable artist's development. Grosz's account of a world gone mad is as acute and provocative as the art that depicts it, and this translation of a work long out of print restore
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325 pages
Published
April 17th 1998
by University of California Press
(first published January 1st 1946)
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I really enjoyed reading this autobiography alongside the biographical perspective of Schneede's George Grosz: Life and Work, which, along with a large number of reproductions of the artist's work, contained further historical timelines and additional pictorial history of his contemporaries and times in Germany.
Grosz tended to romanticized people and events. Though chronological, this autobiography is not a mere recitation of events A to B. The author focuses on specific moments, often losing si ...more
Grosz tended to romanticized people and events. Though chronological, this autobiography is not a mere recitation of events A to B. The author focuses on specific moments, often losing si ...more
Really enjoyed reading this, not just for the biographical info on Grosz, but also for insights into the Weimar Republic, the New York art scene of the period, and late-19th & early 20th century Germany. Much more than just art history here.
As the book went on, it seemed as though Grosz lost interest in writing. His style became less vivacious and more rambling - however this does reflect the narrative he tells.
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“Nothing was holy to us. Our movement was neither mystical, communistic nor anarchistic. All of these movements had some sort of program, but ours was completely nihilistic. We spat on everything, including ourselves. Our symbol was nothingness, a vacuum, a void.”
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