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Realism in 20th Century Painting
Brendan Prendeville
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Description for Realism in 20th Century Painting
Paperback. This comprehensive survey traces the history of realist painting and argues that realism has had a continuous yet restlessly changing place in American and European painting throughout the 20th century. Artists discussed include Eakins and Bellows through to Lucian Freud, and David Hockney. Series: World of Art S. Num Pages: 224 pages, 192 illustrations, 92 in colour. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 452.
Realist painting has had a persistent and powerful presence in 20th-century art. This book - the first ever comprehensive and critical survey of the subject - demonstrates realism's vibrant, diverse and restlessly changing place in American and European painting, from Eakins, Bellows and Homer through Vuillard, Bonnard, Schiele, Morandi, Hopper and Giacometti, to Balthus, Lucian Freud and David Hockney. The author provides the historical, artistic and critical contexts in which painting has taken a realist turn and argues that the western tradition of pictorial realism has in fact been renewed and modified through the diverse influences of modernism, ... Read more
Realist painting has had a persistent and powerful presence in 20th-century art. This book - the first ever comprehensive and critical survey of the subject - demonstrates realism's vibrant, diverse and restlessly changing place in American and European painting, from Eakins, Bellows and Homer through Vuillard, Bonnard, Schiele, Morandi, Hopper and Giacometti, to Balthus, Lucian Freud and David Hockney. The author provides the historical, artistic and critical contexts in which painting has taken a realist turn and argues that the western tradition of pictorial realism has in fact been renewed and modified through the diverse influences of modernism, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
World of Art S.
Condition
New
Weight
451g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500203361
SKU
V9780500203361
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About Brendan Prendeville
Brendan Prendeville lectures in art history and visual culture at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He has published widely on realist painting, phenomenology and visual theory, and has curated exhibitions on associated themes.
Reviews for Realism in 20th Century Painting
'Fascinating... displays all the merits we associate with this series: erudite, informed and perceptive text, supported by a profusion of well chosen and excellently reproduced illustrations... . As there should be, there are plenty of surprises and much food for thought here' - Reference Reviews