Gottfried Helnwein: Inferno of the Innocents by Daniels, Diana L. and Mark Van Proyen - 2011

Sacramento, California: Crocker Art Museum, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. As New/As New. Gottfried Helnwein. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, still mostly in shrink-wrap, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. Replete with full-color, full-page reproductions of the German artist's finest works. According to the publisher, "Like a modern day Goya, Helnwein's art addresses themes of inhumanity, violence and the virtue of personal expression. Over more than four decades, the artist has pursued a singular, radical vision realized in monumental paintings and photographs. With stark and probing psychological intensity, he critiques not only the past, but present-day veneers, jolting us from the comfort of complacency. Such confrontations are informed by his upbringing in post-war Vienna, Austria; an experience that fueled the artist's passion for truth and tolerance. About the Artist The innocence and wonder of childhood idyll are a matter of advocacy for the artist, Gottfried Helnwein, who was born in Vienna, Austria in 1948. Helnwein grew up in a world where childhood was inextricably shaped by the aftermath of World War II. Austria was annexed as a German province in 1938. In the post-war period, a fog of denial shrouded Austria, both for its role in the War and in the Holocaust." This is an arresting collection paintings and photographs and including those in duotone and black-and-white. Many of the images involve children as victims in stark and surreal settings. 176 pp. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.