Trial of gustav graef, the: art, sex, and scandal in late nineteenth-century germany
Auteur :
Hartston, Barnet
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9780875807676
Date de publication :
15 nov. 2017
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
907 g
Format :
Paper over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Although largely forgotten now, the 1885 trial of German artist Gustav Graef was a seminal event for those who observed it. Graef, a celebrated sixty-four-year-old portraitist, was accused of perjury and sexual impropriety with underage models. On trial alongside him was one of his former models, the twenty-one-year-old Bertha Rother, who...