{"product_id":"jan-bontjes-van-beek-nele-wieringen-9783897907522","title":"Jan Bontjes Van Beek: Body Scale Color","description":"\u003cb\u003eJan Bontjes van Beek (1899-1969) lived a life intertwined with 20th-century German history. His ceramics, marked by materiality and color dynamism, reflected his search for balance amid turbulent times. Text in English and German.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe moving life of Jan Bontjes van Beek (1899-1969) is closely associated with 20th-century German history. A \"strikingly blond sailor who could dance and play the violin,\" he joined the Worpswede artist's colony in 1919 and later found a home with the Breling family in Fischerhude, who introduced him to ceramics. With the support of his second wife, the architect Rahel Wei bach, he moved to Berlin in 1933, where his studio became a well-known meeting place for artists. Despite having been arrested by the National Socialists and his daughter Cato executed, he could not endure the GDR's Socialist Unity Party regime either and stepped down from a teaching post at the East Berlin Wei ensee art school in 1950. He broke into teaching in West Berlin and, finally, in Hamburg and continued his ceramic work, which provided the free thinker with a firm footing. Like no other, he emphasized materiality in form and dynamism in color. During tumultuous times, he sought out the perfect balance for his vessels, and ultimately for himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eText in English and German.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nele Wieringen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3897907526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783897907522\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.53h x 6.73w x 0.31d","brand":"Nele Wieringen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460224692479,"sku":"9783897907522","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0c4c2521-f1c9-45c5-bb8e-c29277eb2abb.jpg?v=1777413410","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jan-bontjes-van-beek-nele-wieringen-9783897907522","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}