A defining moment was the publication of Bildnerei der Geisteskranken (Artistry of the Mentally Ill) in 1922, by Hans Prinzhorn. This was the first formal study of psychiatric works, based upon a compilation of thousands of examples from European institutions. The book and the art collection gained much attention from avant-garde artists of the time, including Paul Klee, Max Ernst, and Jean Dubuffet.
A defining moment was the publication of ,Bildnerei der Geisteskranken (Artistry of the Mentally Ill) in 1922, by Hans Prinzhor.n. This was the first formal study of psychiatric works, based upon a compilation of thousands of examples from European institutions The book and the art collection gained much attention from avant.-garde artists of the time, including Paul Klee Max Ernst, and Jean Dubuffet