Kort, Pamela; Bergius, Hanne — Comic Grotesque: Wit and Mockery in German Art, 1870-1940

Munich / New York, Prestel, 2004. Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Bound in black cloth with glossy illustrated jacket. 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm. Filled with irreverent wit, comical elements, and absurdist humour, the comic-grotesque has fascinated artists since ancient times. This volume brings together an array of artists including Paul Klee, Max Klinger, Alfred Kubin, Emil Nolde, and Max Ernst and traces the evolution of this influential movement in modern art. As new.