Alfred Kubin. The Leopold collection

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This catalogue is published on the occasion of the exhibition From my realm. Masterworks of drwaing from the Leopold Museum Vienna, October 5, 2002 - January 6, 2003
English and German edition.
Drawings from the Leopold Collection; Künstler, Philosoph, Romancier; Artist, Philosopher, Novelist; Selection and sequence of illustrations; Catalogue of illsutrated works with new information regarding chronology and technique.
Alfred Kubin, an accomplished draughtsman, was inspired by his fascination with the philosophies of Schopenhauer and Nietzsche; and influenced by the artists Goya, Klinger, Ensor, Redon, Rops and Munch.Kubin called his dreamlike imagery a vital "escape into the unreal": ghostly figures, hybrid creatures, variants of torture and self-torture, dream, vampirism, spiritualism, decadence, sex, death and birth. His extraordinary oeuvre comprises more than 20,000 drawings, a large part of it consist of pen drawings, portfolio pieces and illustrations from more than 70 books. This book features a representative selection of master sheets by the bizarre multi-talented artist.