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 This
course offers an introduction to German art of the nineteenth
and early twentieth centuries, combining an exploration of
major trends and their cultural context with in-depth analyses
of key
artists and art movements, such as Romanticism (Friedrich,
Runge, and the Nazarenes), Realism (Leibl, Menzel, Liebermann),
Impressionism
and Post-Impressionism (Liebermann and the Berlin Secession)
and German Expressionism (Blaue Reiter, Brücke). The class
will examine the intense relationship between artistic production
and the upheavals of a period marked by revolutions and the
industrial transformation of the social order. For artists
in Germany, the
questions of national identity and the formation of a German
nation-state were inseparable from the problem of a German
style. Yet the meaning of such a pursuit was itself highly
contested,
pitting champions of French modernism against chauvinist nationalists
who rejected all foreign models.
The discussion of specific artworks will focus on the rich and
extensive collections in Berlin, which the class will study first
hand during an excursion over spring break. The trip offers a
unique opportunity to encounter a field of 19th-century art rarely
represented in North-American collections. Seminar students are
required to participate in the trip to Berlin over spring break.
The department will cover major expenses (airfare and hotel)
of the study trip. Enrollment priority will be given to Columbia
Art History majors. The class is limited to 12 students.
Application deadline is November 17th, 2003.
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file of the application forms and procedure.]
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