sparing no effort
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
hands he held
variety of color
creative response
drew themes from these albums
easel paintings
beautiful and majestic
introduction of an orange-red
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thus emphasizing
statue was created
direct observations
masters saw in reality
distinguished by its mannerism
social activity gradually
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huge cycle of murals
painters from England
outlines of buildings
makes several
remarkable monument
surpass in this respect
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inhuman tension.
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master worked
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where every wave
monuments of the city’s
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technique of oil painting
natural principle
uniquely individual
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tense in mood
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linear perspective
studios were located
joyful beauty