Goethe's lifetime (1749-1832) was a period of extraordinary importance in the history of German printmaking. From a style which had been strongly derivative of French and Dutch prototypes, German printmakers evolved a distinctive approach of their own. Etching remained the principal vehicle of the period but the invention of lithography introduced another medium which was explored with great subtlety by German artists. Over 200 works by nearly 70 artists are described in this illustrated catalogue, showing the great richness and diversity of production and examining the way in which patronage and the print market operated at the time.
- ISBN10 0714116599
- ISBN13 9780714116594
- Publish Date 16 May 1994
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 June 1999
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint British Museum Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English