TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boström,Antonia
AU  - Messerschmidt,Franz Xaver
ED  - J. Paul Getty Museum.
TI  - Messerschmidt and modernity
SN  - 9780892369744 (pbk.) :
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Los Angeles, Calif.
PB  - J. Paul Getty Museum
KW  - Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver,
KW  - Head in art
KW  - Exhibitions
KW  - Art and Design
KW  - eflch
N1  - Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 24th Jul.-14th Oct 2012; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This title presents works created and inspired by Messerschmidt, an artist both of and ahead of his time. Messerschmidt's 'Character Heads' sculptures situate the artist squarely within the 18th century European Enlightenment. Yet their position at the apparent limits of rational art have made them compelling to future generations of artists
ER  -