Synopses & Reviews
Review
"In this revisionist biography the author explodes the received idea of Grosz as a left-wing believer who lost faith, ending in nihilism. Grosz, she insists, was a critical realist who expressed his skepticism through satire. Although he remains a relatively minor figure in the history of 20th-century art, his life—its political and intellectual context—is fascinating, and this contextual biography is worthy of its subject." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)