Arnold Schonberg 2Vol Cl

Two volumes, slipcased. A complete overview of Schonberg's pictorial works, his related writings, and his contemporaries' comments. Arnold Schonberg, 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, which 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 raisonne documents Schonberg'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 A series of previously unpublished writings, letters, and contemporary documents provides insight into Schonberg's friendships with fellow artists. Over 500 illustrations, 420 in color.