Synopsis This is a survey history of modern art in terms of the individual artist's response to an age marked by conflict and chaos. There is a balanced perspective on the art of both Europe and America and on the role of Black, Hispanic, and women artists.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2000-01-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 528 pages | | Height: | 11.3 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 53.6 oz |
Publisher's Note This comprehensive and authoritative book illustrates art from the 1940's and stresses the individuality of the artists in relation to their political, social, and cultural contexts. The book focuses on the meaning of the major works and innovations. It features nearly 600 illustrations (approximately half in color) representing art since 1940, both in Europe and America. It explores the full range of periods, artists, and movements: New York in the Forties; Calder, Hofmann, Gorky, Motherwell, De Kooning; Existentialism (Pollock, Newman, Rothko, David Smith); The New European Masters of the Late Forties (Dubuffet, Giacometti, Bacon), plus so much more. For anyone interested in Postwar Art.
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