Arnold Schonberg Catalogue Raisonne Author:Christian Meyer Two volumes, slipcased. A complete overview of Schönberg's pictorial works, his related writings, and his contemporaries' comments. — Arnold Schönberg, composer, musical theoretician, teacher, inventor, and mentor of classical modernism in music, was also an accomplished painter. A special significance can be ascribed to his painting, whic... more »h he used to express tones other than those that could be expressed only in the musical idiom. The emotional intensity of his paintings and drawings impressed his contemporaries such as Kokoschka, Kandinsky, and Max Oppenheimer, and the work remains highly relevant to us today.
In addition to reproductions of all his paintings and drawings, this two-volume catalogue raisonné documents Schönberg's exhibiting of his paintings and the contemporary media reaction, analyzes his paints, and presents new discoveries in painting technique, naming, and dating. A series of previously unpublished writings, letters, and contemporary documents provides insight into Schönberg's friendships with fellow artists. Over 500 illustrations, 420 in color.« less