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Origins of Modern Art: Masterworks of Modernism from Monet to Kandinsky, Delaunay, Turner & Klee.
Rosalind Ormiston
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Hardback. The roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild paintings of Turner, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the classical mode until the final blows were dealt by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Once unleashed modernism fragmented into many different forms, each of which are explored in this powerful, illustrated new book. Series: Masterworks. Num Pages: 192 pages, 150 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 303 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1672.
The tender roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild sea paintings of Turner, as early as the mid 19th Century, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the elite classical mode, until the final blows were dealt in the early 1900s by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Modern Art was a reaction to the gathering pace of industrialisation of the late Victorian world, and the desire for art that looked forwards not behind to classical myth and legend. But once the beast of modernism had been unleashed it fragmented into many different forms, each of ... Read more
The tender roots of Modern Art can be seen in the wild sea paintings of Turner, as early as the mid 19th Century, but it took the Impressionists and the Pre-Raphaelites to break the elite classical mode, until the final blows were dealt in the early 1900s by Kandinsky, Klee and Picasso. Modern Art was a reaction to the gathering pace of industrialisation of the late Victorian world, and the desire for art that looked forwards not behind to classical myth and legend. But once the beast of modernism had been unleashed it fragmented into many different forms, each of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Flame Tree Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Series
Masterworks
Condition
New
Weight
1672g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783616107
SKU
V9781783616107
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-13
About Rosalind Ormiston
Publisher and creator of fine, illustrated books, ebooks and art calendars. Rosalind Ormiston is a researcher, lecturer and author in art, architecture and design history. She lectures in art and architectural history at Kingston University, London. Her recent publications include Colour Source Book, Alphonse Mucha: Masterworks, Art Deco: The Golden Age of Graphic Art and Illustration; Michelangelo: His Life and ... Read more
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