Published to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the founding of the Br羹cke Museum in Berlin, and of the artist's gift of 74 paintings, this attractive catalog presents full-page color plates
of paintings, drawings, and watercolors in an oversized format (9.25x9.75"). Three essays discuss Schmidt-Rottluff's still lifes, use of color and composition, and his relationship with the
artist group Die Br羹cke. The text is in German. A short chronological biography of the artist and a bibliography (but no index) are included. Distributed in North America by The David Brown
Book Co. Annotation 穢2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
