Julius Bissier and East Asia: The Realm of My Imagination

by Anna Hagdorn (Editor), Isabel Herda (Editor)

Julius Bissier (1893 Freiburg i. Breisgau – 1965 Ascona) belongs to the pioneers in the field of abstract paintings in Germany, which gains important impulse from the East Asian art—especially his works in ink but also his miniatures or early works in tempera. Internationally known since the late 1950s, Bissier's career was at its height at the moment Zen-Buddhism and East Asian calligraphy were absorbed with excitement in the West. This exhibition catalog from the Museum für Neue Kunst Freiburg introduces Bissier's works alongside other examples of East Asian art.

272 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2019