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1989 · 009868 — <p>Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft Berlin 1989 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 2. Aufl ; 180 pages : illustrations some color ; 27 cm ; ISBN 9783362004008 3362004008 OCLC 37456197 ; textured beigh cloth in photographic dustjacket ; 185 illustrations showcase the work of Ernst Barlach ; Ernst Heinrich Barlach was a German expressionist sculptor medallist printmaker and writer. Although he was a supporter of the war in the years leading to World War I his participation in the conflict made him change his position and he is mostly known for his sculptures protesting against it. This created many conflicts during the rise of the Nazi Party when most of his works were confiscated as degenerate art. Stylistically his literary and artistic work would fall between the categories of twentieth-century Realism and Expressionism. Barlach studied from 1888 to 1891 at the Gewerbeschule Hamburg. Due to his artistic talent he continued his studies at the Königliche Akademie der bildenden Künste zu Dresden He continued his studies for one more year in Paris at the Académie Julian from 1895 to 1897. After his studies Barlach worked for some time as a sculptor in Hamburg and Altona working mainly in an Art Nouveau style. He produced illustrations for the Art Nouveau magazine Jugend 1897-1902 and made sculpture in a style close to Art Nouveau including some ceramic statues. He also worked for the German journal Simplicissimus and started to produce some literature. His works were shown on various exhibitions. He also spent ten months in Florence Italy in 1909 and afterwards settled in 1910 in Güstrow in Mecklenburg where he spent the rest of his life. In 1936 Barlach's works were confiscated during an exhibition together with the works of Käthe Kollwitz and Wilhelm Lehmbruck and the majority of his remaining works were confiscated as "degenerate art". In addition to his sculpture Barlach also wrote eight Expressionist dramas two novels and an autobiography Ein selbsterzähltes Leben. ; name on front endpaper else FINE/FINE <br /><br /></p> Henschelverlag Kunst und Gesellschaft, Berlin, 1989 hardcover