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Description:Of new interest on the market is the recently published book, Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow by the artist's daughter and granddaughter, Frauken Grohs Collinson and Rose Mary McKinney. Within its pages one can see the riveting details of the dark night of the soul and the spiritual transformation experienced by the German expressionist artist, Hans Friedrich Grohs (1892-1981), as he lived through one of the most tragic times of his life. Although Hans Friedrich Grohs’ life spanned horror and war years of German history (WWI and WWII), the tragedy revealed in this book is a personal story, one held close to the heart of the artist all of his life: that of the death of his first wife. It is an expression of love and sadness, of grief and prayer, of God’s grace and healing, of life and death. Hans Friedrich Grohs utilizes the highly graphic theme of the Dance of Death to capture and express his tormented soul and in the process he transcends beyond the mere voiceless void of death to a resurrection of life everlasting, as can be observed in viewing the artwork contained in this book. In it one may hear echoes of prayers to God, prayers similar to that of David in the Psalms, such as Psalms 130: “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!”Within its pages one will find spiritual aphorisms written for each letter of The ABC of Death, 1924. The book also contains a DVD of the art set to the music of the German expressionist composer, Anton Webern. Please read what scholars have to say:“The authors, daughter and granddaughter respectively of Expressionist Hans Friedrich Grohs, have produced a moving, insightful essay, replete with wonderful graphics of their gifted forebear who grappled with the stark realities of life and death. Grohs, a survivor of two world wars plus twelve years of brutal Nazi repression, added the loss in childbirth of his beloved first wife in 1924 to his intimate acquaintanceship with Death. And yet, artist Grohs eschewed mere brooding, producing instead artistic masterpieces in a tradition dating back to Medieval times of “The Dance of Death.” His works, as depicted in this slim volume, metamorphosed from the sadness of death into a rousing affirmation of life with the survival of his beloved eldest daughter. His offspring of two generations show in intimate detail how Grohs mastered that difficult transformation. “ —James F. Tent, PhD., University of Alabama at Birmingham, retired German History professor and author“The ‘Dance of Death’ was a popular motif in the graphic artwork of the late Middle Ages. Hans Grohs was a master artist in the tradition of German expressionism. His interpretation of death’s dance was born both out of his own personal anguish and the tortuous times in which he lived. Like the New Testament, he knew that “the last enemy to be overcome is death,” and he lived and worked in this great hope grounded in the work of Jesus Christ, his cross, and his resurrection.” —Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and general editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture“A Memento Mori offers fresh, compelling insights into the remarkable expressionist prints of Hans Friedrich Grohs, and the events of his tumultuous life that inspired them. This concise, well-researched, and thoughtfully-written publication makes a significant contribution to existing knowledge of this artist specifically, and expressionism in general.” —Daniel Piersol, Deputy Director for Programs, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MSThe book is published in a very special limited edition of 500 books and is being recognized in renowned university libraries and museums. The authors are pleased to say that the Los Angeles County Museum with the Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Art and the Frick Art Reference Library have been among the first to have recognized and purchased this outstanding book. You can contact Hanselma Gallery of Art Publishers at [email protected] have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow. To get started finding Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 52

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Hanselma Gallery of Art Publishers

Release: 2011

ISBN: 0983025401

Description: Of new interest on the market is the recently published book, Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow by the artist's daughter and granddaughter, Frauken Grohs Collinson and Rose Mary McKinney. Within its pages one can see the riveting details of the dark night of the soul and the spiritual transformation experienced by the German expressionist artist, Hans Friedrich Grohs (1892-1981), as he lived through one of the most tragic times of his life. Although Hans Friedrich Grohs’ life spanned horror and war years of German history (WWI and WWII), the tragedy revealed in this book is a personal story, one held close to the heart of the artist all of his life: that of the death of his first wife. It is an expression of love and sadness, of grief and prayer, of God’s grace and healing, of life and death. Hans Friedrich Grohs utilizes the highly graphic theme of the Dance of Death to capture and express his tormented soul and in the process he transcends beyond the mere voiceless void of death to a resurrection of life everlasting, as can be observed in viewing the artwork contained in this book. In it one may hear echoes of prayers to God, prayers similar to that of David in the Psalms, such as Psalms 130: “Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!”Within its pages one will find spiritual aphorisms written for each letter of The ABC of Death, 1924. The book also contains a DVD of the art set to the music of the German expressionist composer, Anton Webern. Please read what scholars have to say:“The authors, daughter and granddaughter respectively of Expressionist Hans Friedrich Grohs, have produced a moving, insightful essay, replete with wonderful graphics of their gifted forebear who grappled with the stark realities of life and death. Grohs, a survivor of two world wars plus twelve years of brutal Nazi repression, added the loss in childbirth of his beloved first wife in 1924 to his intimate acquaintanceship with Death. And yet, artist Grohs eschewed mere brooding, producing instead artistic masterpieces in a tradition dating back to Medieval times of “The Dance of Death.” His works, as depicted in this slim volume, metamorphosed from the sadness of death into a rousing affirmation of life with the survival of his beloved eldest daughter. His offspring of two generations show in intimate detail how Grohs mastered that difficult transformation. “ —James F. Tent, PhD., University of Alabama at Birmingham, retired German History professor and author“The ‘Dance of Death’ was a popular motif in the graphic artwork of the late Middle Ages. Hans Grohs was a master artist in the tradition of German expressionism. His interpretation of death’s dance was born both out of his own personal anguish and the tortuous times in which he lived. Like the New Testament, he knew that “the last enemy to be overcome is death,” and he lived and worked in this great hope grounded in the work of Jesus Christ, his cross, and his resurrection.” —Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School of Samford University and general editor of the Reformation Commentary on Scripture“A Memento Mori offers fresh, compelling insights into the remarkable expressionist prints of Hans Friedrich Grohs, and the events of his tumultuous life that inspired them. This concise, well-researched, and thoughtfully-written publication makes a significant contribution to existing knowledge of this artist specifically, and expressionism in general.” —Daniel Piersol, Deputy Director for Programs, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MSThe book is published in a very special limited edition of 500 books and is being recognized in renowned university libraries and museums. The authors are pleased to say that the Los Angeles County Museum with the Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Art and the Frick Art Reference Library have been among the first to have recognized and purchased this outstanding book. You can contact Hanselma Gallery of Art Publishers at [email protected] have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow. To get started finding Hans Friedrich Grohs: A Memento Mori for Elisabeth Grohs Treskow, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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