Allegories of power : Markus Lüpertz's "German motifs"

Author

Dietrich, Dorothea

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Art journal. 1989, Num. 2, Vol. 48, p. 164-170, 8 ill.

ISSN

0004-3249

Abstract (en)

Analysis of Lüpertz's series of paintings, German Motifs, 1970-1974, which feature depictions of steel helmets, officers' caps, uniforms, spades and other symbols associated with the Third Reich. Considers the political circumstances and ideological implications of these paintings which comment on the interconnectedness of modern Germany and Nazi Germany.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1945-present -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Germany
• Germany
• Painting
• 1900-2000
• Politics
• German Motifs (series)
• Third Reich (Germany: 1933-1945)
• Lüpertz, Markus, b.1941
• Allegory
• Symbolism
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1945-présent -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Allemagne
• Allemagne
• Peinture
• 1900-2000
• Politique
• Thèmes allemands (série)
• Troisième Reich (Allemagne: 1933-1945)
• Lüpertz, Markus, n.1941
• Allégorie
• Symbolisme
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00446472

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