[Oscar Begas] - Cortjaens, Wolfgang
Reference : 115336
(2017)
ISBN : 9783731904106
Cortjaens, Wolfgang: Oscar Begas, 1828 Bis 1883. Ein Berliner Maler zwischen Hof und Bourgeoisie. Petersberg: 2017. 240 pages; about 165 illustrations. Hardback. 28 x 24cms. This is the catalogue raisonnà for Oscar Begas, the history painter and portraitist to the highest echelons of society during the Wilhelminian era. It features over 300 paintings, as well as Begas' numerous furnishing projects for magnificent private villas and public buildings. Using previously unpublished material from archives and the posessions of the painter's descendants, the volume also includes a biography of the artist's life as a professor at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin and an active protagonist of the city's social and cultural life. Text in German.
This is the catalogue raisonnà for Oscar Begas, the history painter and portraitist to the highest echelons of society during the Wilhelminian era. It features over 300 paintings, as well as Begas' numerous furnishing projects for magnificent private villas and public buildings. Using previously unpublished material from archives and the posessions of the painter's descendants, the volume also includes a biography of the artist's life as a professor at the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin and an active protagonist of the city's social and cultural life. Text in German
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