This publication presents a comprehensive documentation of Hermann Glöckner's early artistic work, focusing on paintings, drawings, and colored sheets created between 1904 and 1945. The work catalog, compiled by Christian Dittrich and Werner Schmidt, is supplemented by a catalog of his photographs, offering decades of expertise. It traces the development of Glöckner's predilection for image-structuring elements and compositional lines, which later formed the basis of his 'Tafelwerk' and led to his post-1945 folds and three-dimensional objects. This publication serves as a fundamental contribution to the ongoing research into a significant artistic personality whose importance for German and European art, and thus for 20th-century art history in general, was recognized late.

This catalog raisonné is presented as a fundamental building block for further research into Hermann Glöckner, an artist whose significance for 20th-century German and European art history was recognized late. The authors, drawing on decades of knowledge, provide a comprehensive documentation of his early work. The publication's detailed catalog of paintings, drawings, and photographs, alongside an analysis of his stylistic development, aims to illuminate his unique contributions. It is positioned as an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts seeking to understand a pivotal, yet historically under-appreciated, artistic figure.