Alfred Kubin: Drawings, 1897-1909

by Annegret Hoberg, Klaus Albrecht Schroder (Contributor), Peter Assmann (Contributor)

Alfred Kubin (1877-1959) created drawings that plumb the depths of the shadow world of the human subconscious, with its unguarded impulses and fears. Though a contemporary of artist Gustav Klimt and designer Josef Hoffmann, Kubin eschewed the decorative impulses found in their work. Instead, he produced dark, hallucinatory visions of violence and eroticism.

This catalogue accompanied an exhibition that featured more than 100 works on paper. Essays examine the artist’s early career, his status as a literary figure, and his development of a form of Modernism that ran counter to prevailing trends.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

230 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2008