Six essays, available here for the first time in English, present an overview of the German movement of psychological aesthetics, Kunstwissenschaft. Written at the end of the 19th century, when art's traditional historical theme appeared exhausted, these works redesigned the theoretical basis of artistic practice. The metaphysical problem of understanding form and space in the natural world gave way to the aesthetic problem of appreciating and exploiting pure form and space in painting, sculpture, music and architecture. ...
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Six essays, available here for the first time in English, present an overview of the German movement of psychological aesthetics, Kunstwissenschaft. Written at the end of the 19th century, when art's traditional historical theme appeared exhausted, these works redesigned the theoretical basis of artistic practice. The metaphysical problem of understanding form and space in the natural world gave way to the aesthetic problem of appreciating and exploiting pure form and space in painting, sculpture, music and architecture. The subjective psychological thesis of empathy and the more general search for art's basic principles together introduced the possibility of non-representational expression, stylistic change and radical reform.
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Add this copy of Texts & Documents: Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems to cart. $105.00, very good condition, Sold by Midway Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Saint Paul, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by The Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities / Univ. of....
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Very Good. 26 x 19 cm. x 332pp. Collects and translates works from 6 authors: Robert Vischer: "On the Optical Sense of Form", Conrad Fiedler: "Observations on the Nature and History of Architecture", Heinrich Wölfflin: " Prolegomena to a Psychology of Architecture", Adolf Göller: "What is the Cause of Perpetual Style Change in Architecture? ", Adolf Hildebrand: "The Problem of Form in the Fine Arts", August Schmarsow: "The Essence of Architectural Creation. Fading to the spine and front cover. Heavy foxing to top foredge.
Add this copy of Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics to cart. $129.98, good condition, Sold by Book Forest rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Rafael, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Oxford University Press, USA.
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Good. Wraps are firm, text block clean, without highlights/underlining or markings. Some rubbing/curling to wraps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010.
Add this copy of Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics to cart. $144.95, good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by The Getty Center For The History Of Art.
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Good+; Softcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Light wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); 2.4 lbs; Yellow and white paper covers with title in black lettering; 1993, The Getty Center For The History Of Art; 342 pages; "Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics, 1873-1893 (Texts and Documents Series), " by Robert Vischer, et al.
Add this copy of Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics to cart. $147.50, good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by The Getty Center For The History Of Art.
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Good; Hardcover; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Converted from paperback to hardcover binding by former library owners (Original paper covers preserved and pasted over boards); Light wear to the covers; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; Good binding with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); 2.4 lbs; Yellow and white paper covers with title in black lettering; 1993, The Getty Center For The History Of Art; 342 pages; "Empathy, Form, and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics, 1873-1893 (Texts and Documents Series), " by Robert Vischer, et al.
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Add this copy of Empathy, Form, and Space Problems in German Aesthetics, to cart. $300.00, very good condition, Sold by David's Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from ypsilanti, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by The Getty Center for the History of Art.
