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Klaus Berger (art Historian)
Klaus Berger (24 March 1901 - 13 February 2000) was a German art historian and professor at the University of Kansas. Dictionary of Art Historians. Retrieved 12 December 2016. He wrote books on Gericault, Odilon Redon and Japonisme. Selected publications * ''Das Problem der Entwicklung in der modernen Kunstwissenschaft. Erster Teil: Wölfflins Formauffassung und ihr Umkreis''. Dissertation, Ms.; Auszug in: ''Jahrbuch der Philosophischen Fakultät Göttingen''. 1924, S. 1–12. * ''Géricault. Drawings and Watercolors''. Bittner, Recklinghausen 1946. * als Herausgeber: ''French Master Drawings of the Nineteenth Century''. Harper, New York 1950. * ''Géricault und Sein Werk''. Schroll, Wien 1952 (engl. Übersetzung: ''Géricault and His Work''. University Press of Kansas, University of Kansas Press, Lawrence 1955) * ''Odilon Redon. ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Historian
Art history is the study of aesthetic objects and visual expression in historical and stylistic context. Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes related to an ever-evolving definition of art. Art history encompasses the study of objects created by different cultures around the world and throughout history that convey meaning, importance or serve usefulness primarily through visual representations. As a discipline, art history is distinguished from art criticism, which is concerned with establishing a relative artistic value upon individual works with respect to others of comparable style or sanctioning an entire style or movement; and art theory or "philosophy of art", which is concerned with the fundamental nature of art. One branch of this area of study is aesthetics, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
