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Explore the artistic legacy of Robert Motherwell with 'Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting,' an essential addition for art enthusiasts and collectors alike. This captivating publication offers a profound insight into Motherwell’s journey as a pioneering figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement. Renowned for his unique blend of gestural abstraction and intellectual depth, Motherwell’s body of work addresses significant political and humanitarian themes, reflecting the complexities of the human experience. This book not only delves into his major series developed throughout his fifty-year career but also highlights the evolution from Surrealism to abstraction, providing detailed analysis by leading art scholars.
Celebrate the dialogue between Robert Motherwell's art and the rich tradition of nineteenth-century French painting, and discover his connections to Spanish artistic techniques. With a particular focus on Motherwell's innovative use of ochre pigment, this exploration evokes both the depth of history and the spirit of avant-garde practices. 'Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting' is not just a book; it is an integral resource for comprehending the depths of abstraction and expressionism in contemporary art.
**Delivery Information:** Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9783775754385. Year: 2023. Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9783775754385
Year: 2023
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Description:
An intensely intellectual painter, Robert Motherwell is renowned for his distinctive Abstract Expressionist style. The seminal artist permeated his gestural works with an expressionism and austerity reflective of the human psyche; at the same time his oeuvre addressed political and humanitarian themes. Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting is an in-depth exploration of his artistic practice. Leading art scholars examine the American artist's turn from Surrealism to abstraction and analyze the major series that developed over his fifty-year career. The catalogue studies the dialogue between Motherwell's art and the nineteenth-century French painting tradition, investigates his relationship to Spanish techniques and processes, with an emphasis on their underlying political significance, and delves into Motherwell's use of ochre pigment, with its evocation of both deep geological time and avant-garde practices.
Celebrate the dialogue between Robert Motherwell's art and the rich tradition of nineteenth-century French painting, and discover his connections to Spanish artistic techniques. With a particular focus on Motherwell's innovative use of ochre pigment, this exploration evokes both the depth of history and the spirit of avant-garde practices. 'Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting' is not just a book; it is an integral resource for comprehending the depths of abstraction and expressionism in contemporary art.
**Delivery Information:** Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW. ISBN: 9783775754385. Year: 2023. Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9783775754385
Year: 2023
Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
Description:
An intensely intellectual painter, Robert Motherwell is renowned for his distinctive Abstract Expressionist style. The seminal artist permeated his gestural works with an expressionism and austerity reflective of the human psyche; at the same time his oeuvre addressed political and humanitarian themes. Robert Motherwell: Pure Painting is an in-depth exploration of his artistic practice. Leading art scholars examine the American artist's turn from Surrealism to abstraction and analyze the major series that developed over his fifty-year career. The catalogue studies the dialogue between Motherwell's art and the nineteenth-century French painting tradition, investigates his relationship to Spanish techniques and processes, with an emphasis on their underlying political significance, and delves into Motherwell's use of ochre pigment, with its evocation of both deep geological time and avant-garde practices.