ABSTRACTION AND EMPATHY Ki A Contribution to the Psychology of Style « by WILHELM WORRINGER Translated by Michael Bullock Meridian Books THE WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY CLEVELAND AND NEW YORKA MERIDIAN BOOK Published by The World Publishing Company : 2231 West 110th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 First Meridian printing November 1967 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher, except for brief passages included ima review appearing in a newspaper or magazine. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 67-30434 Printed in the United States of America.CONTENTS FOREWORD TO THE NEW IMPRESSION FOREWORD TO THE FIRST EDITION FOREWORD TO THE THIRD EDITION I. THEORETICAL SECTION I. ABSTRACTION AND EMPATHY ll. NATURALISM AND STYLE Il. PRACTICAL SECTION Ill. ORNAMENT Iv. 8ELECTED EXAMPLES FROM ARCHITECTURE AND SCULPTURE FROM THE VIEWPOINTS OF ABSTRACTION AND EMPATHY ¥V. NORTHERN PRE-RENAISSANCE ART APPENDIX: TRANSCENDENCE AND IMMAN- ENCE IN ART NOTES INDEX 1948 page vii xiii xiv 122 136 141