Fuseli
The Wild Swiss
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With Essays by Franziska Lentzsch, Christoph Becker, Christian Klemm, and Bernhard von Waldkirch
272 pages
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185 color plates, 45 halftones
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8-1/2 x 10-1/2
In England, Henry Fuseli was known as the “Wild Swiss”, but he was nevertheless seen as a very British artist, famous for his illustrations of the works of William Shakespeare and John Milton.
Fuseli now explores the work of this romantic artist from the perspective of his Swiss countrymen. This lavishly illustrated collection examines Fuseli’s most famous paintings, populated by elemental spirits, goblins, and other deliciously strange creatures, as well as the artist’s early sketches, his monumental historical paintings, and his rarely seen erotic drawings.
Accompanying critical essays trace Fuseli’s own evolution—from his forced exile at twenty-five after publishing a volatile pamphlet against the local Zürich government, to his later activities as a member of the British Royal Academy of Arts.
The most comprehensive volume ever published on this master of the fantastic, Fuseli will serve as the perfect complement to exhibitions at the Kunsthaus Zürich in Switzerland and the Tate Gallery of Britain in 2006.
Fuseli now explores the work of this romantic artist from the perspective of his Swiss countrymen. This lavishly illustrated collection examines Fuseli’s most famous paintings, populated by elemental spirits, goblins, and other deliciously strange creatures, as well as the artist’s early sketches, his monumental historical paintings, and his rarely seen erotic drawings.
Accompanying critical essays trace Fuseli’s own evolution—from his forced exile at twenty-five after publishing a volatile pamphlet against the local Zürich government, to his later activities as a member of the British Royal Academy of Arts.
The most comprehensive volume ever published on this master of the fantastic, Fuseli will serve as the perfect complement to exhibitions at the Kunsthaus Zürich in Switzerland and the Tate Gallery of Britain in 2006.
“A splendid survey of the life and work of the self-taught eccentric Swiss artist, who spent his working life in London. Fuseli’s early drawing; his demanding aesthetics; his Puckish whimsicality; his fascination with the Nibelung legend; and his brilliant work for the London theatrical and salon worlds are thoughtfully treated by art-historians Bernhard von Waldkirch, Christian Klemm, Christoph Becker, and Franziska Lentzsch. . . . This volume, part critical assessment, part exhibition catalog, is a valuable introduction to a mind-expanding artist, a pioneer of the ‘Gothic’ image.”—Peter Skinner, ForeWord
Contents
Foreword
Henry Fuseli - Johann Heinrich Füssli
Zurich 1741-1825 London
BERNHARD VON WALDKIRCH
Fuseli's Early Drawings: Transformations in Expression
CHRISTIAN KLEMM
The Principles of Fuseli's Art or the Aesthetics of the Stroke of Genius
CHRISTOPH BECKER
Friar Puck and Fairy-shot: The Spirits in Fuseli's Art
CHRISTIAN KLEMM
Friedel's Love and Kriemhild's Revenge: Fuseli's Revels in the Kingdom of the Nibelungs
FRANZISKA LENTSCH
London's Theatres - Drury Lane and Somerset House
All the City's a Stage
Reference
Chronology of Henry Fuseli
List of Works Exhibited
Bibliography
Credits
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