Dutch Neorealism, Cinema, and the Politics of Painting, 1927–1945

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by Stephanie Lebas Huber

Type

Studies

Subject

Countries > Europe

Keywords

The Netherlands, 1930s, neorealism

Publishing date

2024

Publisher

Routledge

Collection

Routledge Research in Art and Politics

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 234 pages
6 ¾ x 9 ½ inches (17 x 24 cm)

ISBN

978-1-032-68026-2

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Book Presentation:
This study offers a radically new perspective on Dutch Neorealism, one that emphasizes the role of film as an apparatus, the effects of which, when emulated in painting, can reproduce the affective experience of film-watching.

More of a tendency than a tightly defined style or "ism," Neorealism is the Dutch variant of Magic Realism, an uncanny mode of figurative painting identified with Neue Sachlichkeit in Germany and Novecento in Italy. Best represented by the Dutch artists Pyke Koch, Carel Willink, Charley Toorop, Raoul Hynckes, Dick Ket, and Wim Schuhmacher, Neorealism—as demonstrated in this book—depicted societal disintegration and allegories of looming disaster in reaction to the rise of totalitarian regimes and, eventually, the Nazi Occupation of The Netherlands. The degree to which these artists exhibited either revolutionary or reactionary sentiments—usually corresponding with their political affiliation—is one of the central problematics explored in this text.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, World War II history, and film studies.

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

About the Author:
Stephanie Lebas Huber is an independent scholar based in New York.

See the publisher website: Routledge