{"product_id":"brcke-basic-art-9783822854747","title":"Brcke (Basic Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003eColor and clash: The height of German expressionism The \"Brcke\" (established in Dresden in 1905) is  together with the Blauer Reiter in Munich  the most important movement in German expressionism. Meaning bridge in German  Brcke refers to Nietzsches belief that humanity has the potential to make a bridge to a perfect future; more concretely  the movement formed a bridge between neo-romantic and expressionist painting. This book covers the work of founding members Ernst Ludwig Kirchner  Erich Heckel  Karl Schmidt-Rottluff  and Fritz Bleyl  as well as works by their friends  such as Emil Nolde and Otto Mueller. Divided into four main categories (self-portraits and portraits of friends  nudes in the studio and in nature  men in the cities  and war and apocalyptic themes) this volume provides a stimulating overview of the movement. About the Series: Each book in TASCHENs Basic Genre Series features: a detailed illustrated introduction plus a timeline of the most important political  cultural and social events that took place during that period a selection of the most important works of the epoch  each of which is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image and with an interpretation of the respective work  plus a portrait and brief biography of the artist approximately 100 colour illustrations with explanatory captions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67922824888373,"sku":"ByrdShop_3822854743","price":68.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9783822854747.jpg?v=1794087919","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/brcke-basic-art-9783822854747","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}