Munch
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,History & Criticism
Munch Details
About the Author Ulrich Bischoff (born in 1947) studied art history, German language and literature studies, sociology, history, philosophy, religion and education in Tübingen and Berlin. He has taught numerous courses at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and at the Universities of Berlin, Kiel, Hamburg, Passau and Dresden. Since 1994 Bischoff has been director of the Gemäldegalerie Neue Meister at the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden. He has published numerous writings in the areas of classical modernity and contemporary art, including TASCHEN's Edvard Munch and Max Ernst. Read more
Reviews
A very good overview of the works by a little-known (at least in the U.S.) artist except for one painting. It seemed well researched, but was not pedantic (a flaw that often happens with well researched works regardless of subject). His paintings really showed that he was quite a bit ahead of his time. While the mainstream, especially in France, were in the throes of Impressionism, he rather pioneered Expressionism, but was still abl to "connect" with mainstream values and, though he didn't adhere to them, appreciated them.
