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How to Read a Modern Painting Lessons from the Modern Masters

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ISBN-10: 081094944X

ISBN-13: 9780810949447

Edition: 2006

Authors: Jon Thompson

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Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating for the casual observer to comprehend. In this accessible, practical guide, author and instructor Jon Thompson explores more than 200 works, helping readers to unlock each painting_s meaning. Beginning with the Barbizon school and the Realist movement of the mid-19th century and continuing through the 1980s avant-garde, artists including Bonnard, Basquiat, Van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, Warhol, and Whistler are featured. Thompson describes each artist_s use of media and symbolism and provides insightful biographical information. A natural companion to Abrams_ How to Read a Painting,…    
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Book details

List price: $37.50
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 12/12/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 7.13" wide x 9.75" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English