Introduces the Italian painter, examines his works in the context of his time, and offers reproductions of some of his pieces

Modigliani (Great Modern Masters)

Arts & Photography

Faerna, José María

History & Criticism

Harry N. Abrams / Cameo

Introduces the American artist, examines his work in the context of his time, and offers reproductions of some of his pieces

Warhol Cameo (Great Modern Masters)

Harry N. Abrams

One of today's preeminent Colombian artists, Fernando Botero (b. 1932) has for several decades been the focus of much critical attention. Best known for his voluptuous figures, the artist sees distortion as the essence of art. Culling from his vast and diverse art historical background, the artist often reworks familiar precedents in his own distinctive style. One section of this book is devoted entirely to these "paraphrases," while others focus on self-portraits, nudes, still lifes, figures and characters, and life in Colombia. With an engaging text and reproductions of more than sixty works, this book provides readers with compelling insight into Botero's life, career, and significant role in the development of twentieth-century art.

Botero (Great Modern Masters)

A major figure in the Expressionist movement, Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980) studied in Vienna, and early in his career was strongly influenced by Art Nouveau, particularly the elegant style of Gustav Klimt. Around 1909 he painted the first of his Expressionist portraits, which seem to reveal their sitters' emotional life. The restless draftsmanship and broken patterns of color in these likenesses predict the emergence of the artist's mature style in such paintings as Bride of the Wind of 1914. Seriously wounded in World War I, Kokoschka produced little work until 1924, when he began a series of journeys through Europe and North Africa that refreshed his creative spirit. During this period he embarked on a number of color experiments, particularly in landscape paintings, in which he combined a traditional organization of the painting's space seen from a high viewpoint with brilliant colors, set forth with his characteristic energetic brushwork. These visionary landscapes communicate a passionate vision, seeming at times exhilarated, at times anguished. In the 1930s, the artist's work was condemned by the Nazi regime as "degenerate" and his paintings in public collections were confiscated. In 1938 he moved to London, and after World War II, to Switzerland, where he spent most of the rest of his life. Kokoschka's late paintings retain the Expressionist qualities of his best mature work, and though he never fully deserted representation, their increasing abstraction reveals a kinship to Abstract Expressionism.

Kokoschka (Great Modern Masters)

Individual Artists

One of the most influential of twentieth-century artists, Jasper Johns (b. 1930) occupies a pivotal position in the history of modern art. Associated with both the Abstract Expressionist and Pop movements, Johns has continually pushed the boundaries of conventional expectations about art. His famous images of targets and flags not only refocused artists and critics on objects, but they also brought about widespread debate on the relationship of images to representation, a question that remains important for artists and historians today. In the early 1950s, Johns made a number of sculptural reliefs and casts, a form of art that he later developed in two directions. On the one hand, he created his famous painted bronze casts of everyday objects, such as tin cans and light bulbs. These introduced the intellectual paradoxes of the copy: as a work of art, the copy appears more "valuable" than the commonplace "original" that it replicates. On the other hand, in the late 1950s, Johns began to incorporate actual objects such as brushes, brooms, cans, and letters into his paintings. His two-dimensional images, although embellished with objects, remained essentially paintings rather than sculptures. Johns's latest creative work has continued in this painterly vein, giving special importance to flat shapes, lines, crosshatching, and patterns. This book reproduces in full color sixty-nine of the artist's most important works and includes an informative text discussing the artist's life, his art, and his influence on modern American art.

Johns (Great Modern Masters)

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), the greatest Italian painter of our time, is also one of the most elusive figures of modern art. Recognized as a forerunner of several important twentieth-century movements - most notably Surrealism - he suddenly, not halfway through his long career, turned his back on his years of modernist experimentation and returned to classicism. But in 1920, after years of experimentation, de Chirico abandoned his metaphysical work and returned to a conservative, academic style. This illustrated survey, with more than sixty full color reproductions of his most important paintings, re-examines the work of this visionary artist.

De Chirico (Great Modern Masters)

Focusing on the Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944), this is one of a series of illustrated monographs which offer introductions to modern art and artists. Each book presents a profile of the artist and analysis of his distinctive style. After encountering Cubism in 1911, Mondrian dedicated himself to eliminating all non-essential elements from his work. By 1918 his subject matter consisted of nothing but vertical and horizontal rectangles and lines, his palette limited to black, white, grey, and the primary colours, red, blue and yellow.

Mondrian Cameo (Great Modern Masters Series)

A2 Hardcover with glossy pictorial dust jacket. 1996. 64 p. 12.25 x 9.60 x 0.70. 82 ART. FRENCH PAINTER FERNAND LEGER Illustrations, Including 72 Plates in Full Color

Leger (Great Modern Masters)

Introduces the artist and his association with the suprematism movement, and offers reproductions of his works.

Malevich (Great Modern Masters)

One of the first and most famous abstract painters, Wassily Kandinsky created a form in which color and shape have a life of their own. Find out how this complex Russian artist established a truly abstract art. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life and works of each artist within the cultural, social, and political context of their time. To make the books easy to consult, they are divided into three areas -- the life and works of the artist, historical and cultural background, and analysis of major works -- which are identifiable by side bands. Each spread focuses on a specific theme, with an introductory text and several annotated illustrations. Few art history texts contain such abundance of full-color illustrations. The index section is also illustrated and gives background information on key figures and the location of the artist's works.

Kandinsky Cameo (Great Modern Masters)

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