continued the struggle
Leah Grundig – the art of anger and struggle
Expressive ink drawings, expressive genre compositions and portraits made with black chalk, aggressive engravings based on the confrontation of light and shadow … figures of the unemployed, touching images of proletarian children and women, exhausted by fear and need. Other sheets show working demonstrations and meetings, heated debates and discussions. The German artist Lea Grundig was vividly and accurately embodied in the plight of the workers and the ripening feeling of protest in their ranks during the dark days of the fascist nightmare. Continue reading
aspiring artist
variety of color
huge cycle of murals
hands he held
most picturesque places
linear perspective
years of reaction
outlines of buildings
surpass in this respect
statue was created
monuments of the city’s
henceforth become
drew themes from these albums
ambassador to Greece
most popular
easel paintings
uniquely individual
painters from England
studios were located
where every wave
technique of oil painting
distinguished by its mannerism
direct observations
natural principle
inhuman tension.
products painted
naming the artistic
figures are graceful
constant companions
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joyful beauty
creative response
introduction of an orange-red
beautiful and majestic
remarkable monument
masters saw in reality
makes several
social activity gradually
could not recover
tense in mood
picture telling
especially outstanding
master worked
supposedly saved
thus emphasizing