With contributions from outstanding specialists in glass art and East Asian art history, this edited volume opens a cross-cultural dialogue on the hitherto little-studied medium of Chinese reverse glass painting. The first major survey of this form of East Asian art, the volume traces its long history, its local and global diffusion, and its artistic and technical characteristics. Manufactured for export to Europe and for local consumption within China, the fragile artworks studied in this volume constitute a paramount part of Chinese visual culture and attest to the intensive cultural and artistic exchange between China and the West. With contributions by Thierry Audric, Kee Il Choi Jr., Patrick Conner, Karina H. Corrigan, Elisabeth Eibner, Patricia F. Ferguson, Lihong Liu, William H. Ma, Alina Martimyanova, Christopher L. Maxwell, Rupprecht Mayer, Jessica Lee Patterson, Michaela Pejcochova, Jerome Samuel, Hans Bjarne Thomsen, Jan van Campen, Rosalien van der Poel

Thilo Westermann is known for his reverse glass paintings, unique prints, and photomontages. The catalogue accompanies the exhibition of the same name at the Vitromusee Romont and presents the artist's work, from the manual processing of picture motifs on the reverse side of glass plates to the migration of forms in his photomontages. In addition to a wide range of color illustrations, the publication brings together contributions by internationally renowned art historians. Thilo Westermann est connu pour ses peintures sous verre, ses tirages uniques et ses photomontages. Le catalogue, qui accompagne l'exposition du meme nom presentee au Vitromusee Romont, introduit a l'oeuvre de l'artiste, des motifs filigranes graves a la main au dos de la plaque de verre a la migration des formes dans les photomontages. Richement illustre, l'ouvrage rassemble les contributions d'historien*ne*s de l'art de renommee internationale. With contribution by | Avec des contributions de Xavier Salmon (Musee du Louvre Paris), Martin Thierer (Munich), Hans Dickel (Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen), Christopher L. Maxwell (Art Institute of Chicago), Magali Nachtergael (Universite Bordeaux Montaigne), Shao-Lan Hertel (Tsinghua University Art Museum Beijing)