duesseldorf masterpieces kunstsammlung twentieth-century

books:

Chagall
Werner Schmalenbach

Crown Publishers, 1959

Large paperback (9-3/4" x 11-3/4"). Introduction, chronology, and commentary on the paintings by W. Schmalenbach. 10 large, full-color tipped-in plates, and 10 ink drawings.

Henri Rousseau: Dreams of the Jungle (Pegasus Library Paperback)

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Werner Schmalenbach, Henri Julien Felix Rousseau

Prestel Publishing, 2000

A very good survey of Rousseau's art
The layout and color reproductions are quite good, considering the book's modest size. Werner Schmalenbach comments on the artist's charming paintings, their historical background and influence on comtemporaries, as well as key events in his life. The text is illuminating, lively, and unpedantic-- as Rousseau would have liked it. Also, the price is right. .... Get it! (Even though the book is out ...

Amedeo Modigliani: Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings

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Werner Schmalenbach, Amedeo Modigliani

Prestel Publishing, 2005

Do not read for true Modigliani facts, only opinion.
It is unfair of me to give a headline as above, and then write a paragraph of my opinion, but this is the necessary confines of our situation. Modigliani's art is quite unique from all other art in Paris between 1900-1920. He was barely influenced by the other artists at the time. This is his strength. What the author of this book seems to want to prove is that Modigliani's work is ...

Masterpieces of Twentieth-Century Art: The Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen Duesseldorf (Art & Design)
Werner Schmalenbach

Prestel, 1995

Fernand Leger (Easton Press)
Werner Schmalenbach

easton press, 1985

Collector's Edition. Bound in Genuine Leather. 12.2" * 9.1". Printed in Japan.