Brücke: The Birth of Expressionism in Dresden and Berlin, 1905-1913 by Reinhold Heller, et al.

Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2009. Hardcover, fine with near fine dust jacket with just a trace of shelf wear. The Brücke group was founded in 1905 by four Dresden students: Fritz Bieyl; Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner; and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Drawing on diverse sources, ranging from medieval woodcuts to African and Oceanic art, they fused these influences into a highly distinctive style. This book was issued in conjunction with an exhibition at the Neue Galerie New York.  Essays by four scholars examine the Brücke in the context of its era, with numerous color reproductions of their renderings of rural life, candid studio portraits,and depictions of the urban milieu. Accompanied by vintage black-and-white photographs of exhibition installations, studios, people, et al. 231 pages. In English. Errata slip laid in.