fragile lives
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
especially outstanding
painters from England
figures are graceful
social activity gradually
direct observations
outlines of buildings
picture telling
could not recover
variety of color
huge cycle of murals
natural principle
makes several
drew themes from these albums
tense in mood
beautiful and majestic
distinguished by its mannerism
henceforth become
Mexican graphic until
monuments of the city’s
products painted
master worked
hands he held
easel paintings
naming the artistic
surpass in this respect
remarkable monument
joyful beauty
introduction of an orange-red
aspiring artist
where every wave
supposedly saved
masters saw in reality
technique of oil painting
statue was created
most picturesque places
creative response
linear perspective
uniquely individual
thus emphasizing
inhuman tension.
ambassador to Greece
studios were located
years of reaction
most popular
constant companions




