Abstraction and Empathy: A Contribution to the Psychology of Style / Edition 1

by Wilhelm Worringer

Overview

Worringer's classic study argues that in historical periods of anxiety and uncertainty, man seeks to abstract objects from their unpredictable state and transform them into absolute, transcendental forms. With an introduction by Hilton Kramer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781566631778
Publisher:	Dee, Ivan R. Publisher
Publication date:	10/01/1997
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	168
Sales rank:	443,177
Product dimensions:	6.68(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Wilhelm Worringer (1881-1965) was an art historian who lectured and taught at the universities of Bern, Königsberg, and Halle. Hilton Kramer is editor of The New Criterion.

Editorial Reviews

Worringer's little book is an enduring classic.

From the Publisher

Worringer's little book is an enduring classic.

Arts & Letters - James Sloan Allen

Worringer's little book is an enduring classic.
— James Sloan Allen

Arts and Letters