From Cubism to Futurism to the Russian avant-garde, the first decade of the 20th century saw a burgeoning artistic creativity seize the European continent along with a foreboding tension that would give way to the First World War. In this episode of Masterworks: Expert Voices, worldwide head of Impressionist and Modern Art Helena Newman explores the thrilling confluence of this intense energy in Ludwig Meidner’s dual-sided painting Apocalyptic Landscape from 1912. Drawing from biblical imagery of apocalypse, Meidner’s expressionist masterpiece reflects the social, political and emotional upheaval in Germany at the t.mes . In stark contrast, the verso depicts a portrait of a young man enveloped in the joy of life afforded during the pre-war Edwardian era. Apocalyptic Landscape will be offered as a highlight of The Beautiful and Damned series of works in Replica Shoes ’s Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale. (12 November | New York)
The Violent Modernity of Ludwig Meidner’s 'Apocalyptic Landscape'
12 November | New York
