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The Life and the Work: Art and Biography (Getty Research Institute)
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Description for The Life and the Work: Art and Biography (Getty Research Institute)
Hardcover. It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work. This book contains a collection of essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci. Editor(s): Salas, Charles G. Num Pages: 200 pages, 31 colour & 44 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; AGB; AVH; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 267 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 848.
It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work - and that their work will reveal to us something about them - but the relationship between biography and art is rarely that simple. "The Life and the Work" brings together a collection of provocative essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this fundamental relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci.
It is often assumed that reading about the lives of artists enhances our understanding of their work - and that their work will reveal to us something about them - but the relationship between biography and art is rarely that simple. "The Life and the Work" brings together a collection of provocative essays, by a number of respected art historians that attempt to address this fundamental relationship by looking at the life and works of such artists as Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Van Gogh, Cezanne, and Leonardo da Vinci.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Getty Research Institute
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9780892368235
SKU
V9780892368235
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99-13
About . Salas
Charles Salas is the head of research and education at the Getty Research Institute.
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