Beyond Reason - Art and Psychosis - Lot 21

Beyond Reason - Art and Psychosis London, Hayward Gallery, circa 1996. A large, illustrated, paperback in-4 volume published to accompany the exhibition dedicated to the famous Prinzhorn Collection at the University of Heidelberg. Bringing together works created between the late 19th century and the 1920s by patients in European psychiatric institutions, this book explores the connections between artistic creation, marginality, and mental illness. It features a wealth of illustrations, including drawings, manuscripts, objects, collages, and works that profoundly influenced the avant-garde movements of the 20th century, notably Jean Dubuffet, Max Ernst, and the Surrealists. This catalog has become highly sought after in the fields of Art Brut, outsider art, and the history of psychiatry.