This comprehensive monograph documents the life and artistic achievement of Conrad Felixmüller, one of the leading representatives of German Expressionism.The book follows Conrad Felixmüller's artistic career chronologically, beginning with his youth in Dresden and his emergence as a prominent member of the German Expressionist movement. Gleisberg analyses the artist's paintings, drawings, woodcuts and graphic works, explaining their stylistic development and the influence of the First World War, the Weimar Republic and later political circumstances on his work. Individual chapters discuss portraits, landscapes, urban scenes, social themes and religious motifs while also examining Felixmüller's relationships with fellow artists, writers and collectors. Extensive documentary material, bibliography, index and 198 illustrations, including numerous colour plates, transform the volume into both an authoritative biography and an important catalogue of the artist's work. (AI-generated content description)