Naked Truth: The Body in Early Twentieth-Century German-Austrian Art by Garrison, Eliza; Matthias, Bettina; van Dyke, James A.; Saunders, Richard [Contributor] - 2015-09-01

Middlebury College Museum of Art. Used - Very Good. 2015. Paperback. Pap. Minor shelf wear. Very Good. (Subject: Art History).

Middlebury College Museum of Art. Used - Like New. 2015. Paperback. Fine.

Middlebury College Museum of Art. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College Museum of Art, 2015. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 111 pages. Softcover with paper wrappers. Color pictures throughout. In 1899 Gustav Klimt's painting Nuda Veritas shook up the Austrian public with what many deem to be the painter's most political exploration of the nude female body. Klimt's provocative allegory challenged viewers to consider their own beliefs about the relationship between the nude (female) body and contemporary morality; this "naked truth" was shocking. Transcending accusations of pornography, Klimt's work paved the way for artistic examinations of the nude body as the site through which questions of freedom, desire, beauty, nature, culture, power, and their antonyms could be represented and negotiated. Taking these ideas as one critical point of departure, this volume and the accompanying exhibition feature selected prints, drawings, and watercolors by Klimt, Egon Schiele, Otto Dix, George Grosz, Max Beckmann and Käthe Kollwitz, among… Read More

Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College Museum of Art, 2015. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 116 pages. Softcover. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor edgewear. Color illustrations throughout. Record # 353546

Middlebury, VT: Middlebury College Museum of Art, 2015. 111 pages, illustrations (colour); 24 cm. Published on the occasion of the exhibition "Naked Truth: Approaches to the Body in Early-Twentieth-Century German-Austrian Art," on view at the Middlebury College Museum of Art from September 11 through December 6, 2015. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "In 1899 Gustav Klimt's painting 'Nuda Veritas' shook up the Austrian public with what many deem to be the painter's most political exploration of the nude female body. Klimt's provocative allegory challenged viewers to consider their own beliefs about the relationship between the nude (female) body and contemporary morality; this "naked truth" was shocking. Transcending accusations of pornography, Klimt's work paved the way for artistic examinations of the nude body as the site through which questions of freedom, desire, beauty, nature, culture, power, and their antonyms could be represented and… Read More

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