Czech Republic Moravia Bohemia Modern Art in the Austro-Hungarian Era 1890-1938

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Czech Republic Moravia Bohemia Modern Art in the Austro-Hungarian Era 1890-1938 Vademecum: Modern Art in Bohemia and Moravia 1890–1938 (Vademecum: Moderní umění v Čechách a na Moravě 1890–1938) is a substantial art-historical reference surveys the development of modern art in Bohemia and Moravia from the late Austro-Hungarian period through the interwar years, tracing the emergence of modernism between 1890 and the Munich crisis of 1938. It situates Czech art within a broader European context while emphasizing regional responses to movements such as Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, Expressionism, Futurism, Constructivism, Functionalism, and Surrealism. The book gives particular attention to Moravia and the Brno art scene, exploring the role of organizations such as the Mánes Union of Fine Arts and the Brno Group, and examining how artists absorbed influences from Vienna, Paris, Germany, and the Bauhaus while developing distinctive local expressions. Key historical moments including World War I, the founding of Czechoslovakia in 1918, and the cultural ferment of the First Republic are woven throughout the narrative. Extensively illustrated and scholarly in scope, the volume includes detailed profiles and reproductions of work by major figures such as Max Švabinský, Emil Filla, Antonín Procházka, Bohumil Kubišta, František Kupka, Alfons Mucha, Josef Čapek, Josef Gočár, Adolf Loos, Karel Teige, Toyen (Marie Čermínová), Jan Kotěra, František Tichý, Zdeněk Pešánek, and many other

• Publisher: Books
• Year: 1890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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