Publ: «Sprung in den Raum» – Skulpturen bei Alfred Flechtheim

 

Ottfried Dascher (Hg.): Sprung in den Raum Skulpturen bei Alfred Flechtheim
23.5 x 15.8 cm, 504pp,  325 Ills. 
EUR 29.80 / CHF 32.00
ISBN 978-3-03850-023-0
Nimbus Books

The development of sculpture in modern art is still a neglected area in art history. For a long time sculpture was mostly commissioned: monuments, ornamental decoration, or portrait sculpture as immortalization of eminent personalities. The emancipation from the wishes and specifications of clients was ambitious because the production costs for bronze or stone sculpture were significantly higher than for paintings or prints.

ALFRED FLECHTHEIM (1878-1937) was a pioneer of modern sculpture. Around 1910 he acquired Cubist sculptures by Picasso and belonged to the first patrons of Lehmbruck. After establishing his galleries in Düsseldorf (1913) and Berlin (1921), he became an important mediator for young sculptors such as Rudolf Belling, Renée Sintenis, Ernesto de Fiori, Moissey Kogan, Hermann Haller, Arno Breker and G. H. Wolff. Part of his agenda was to create spectacular exhibitions of Degas, Maillol, Laurens, Manolo, Minne, Barlach, Kolbe and others. Through Flechtheim’s activities, the history of sculpture into modernity can be demonstrated in a fascinating way.

This book is edited by Ottfried Dascher and includes contributions by Ursel Berger (Berlin), Yvette Deseyve (Bremen), Jan Giebel (Berlin), Arie Hartog (Bremen), Carolin Jahn (Berlin), Gottlieb Leinz (Essen), Volker Probst (Güstrow), Konrad Schlegel (Wien), Helen Shiner (Oxford), Katja Terlau (Köln), Esther Tisa Francini (Zürich), Beatrice Vierneisel (Berlin), Julia Wallner (Berlin) und Stephan von Wiese (Berlin).