The name of John Singer Sargent evokes paintings of marvelously gowned Edwardian belles, of brooding aristocrats and princes of industry-insightful portraits executed with dazzling virtuosity. Sargent's enduring popularity has prompted a thoughtful reappraisal by prominent art critic Carter Ratcliff, who shows us the surprising breadth of the ...
With more than 100 illustrations -- approximately 48 in full color -- this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era. Modern Masters form a perfect reference set for home, school, or library. Each handsomely designed volume presents: - A thorough survey of the artist's life and work - ...
France's Empire period, guided by the grand visions of the Emperor Napoleon, was one of the most sumptuous and creative epochs in French art, architecture, and decoration. By 1800, Neoclassical architects Percier and Fontaine had left an indelible mark on the Imperial residences and on the palatial homes of the country's leading families. The ...
A study of art during the years 1965 to 1975. It is not limited to any particular art, such as conceptual art or performance art, but seeks to offer an integrated view of all the significant developments in art during this decade.
Alex Katz is a towering figure in contemporary painting, a key New York-based artist since the early 1960s. Katz was an independent figure during the heyday of Abstract Expressionism and Pop when he first emerged -- and remains a unique, though highly influential figure to this day. Alex Katz is best known for his distinct portraits of ...
George Quasha's extraordinary sculptures unite natural stones in a state of breathtakingly improbable balance. The stones are not altered physically or bonded in any way; rather, Quasha discovers an unknown axis that brings them into radical alignment. The stones " learn" this state of levity in contrast to their ordinary state of gravity, ...
Although Peter Hutchinson has been working with land art since the 1960s, he has yet to receive his proper due. His work isn't found in galleries and he doesn t practice the kind of sensationalism that is typical of the art world. He is a refreshingly modest artist, and his delicate, fleeting work is extraordinarily beautiful, remarkably ...
Gilbert & George first presented "the Singing Sculpture" in 1969, then repeated it over the next three years in Europe, Australia & the United States. In the fall of 1991, for the twentieth anniversary of the respected Sonnabend Art Gallery in New York, they gave a reprise performance to critical acclaim. Two decades since its inception, "The ...
This book grew out of an exhibition that was organized by the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, in 2005. With the show, Shafrazi paid homage to a seminal display of Warhol's portraits that took place at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 1979-80. Titled "Andy Warhol: Portraits of the 1970s," the Whitney exhibition presented for the ...
In this twist on portraiture, photographer Bill Hayward boldly invites his subjects, including writers, actors, artists, and others, to transform the standard paper backdrop however they choose, offering his subjects the opportunity to create their own portraits. Photos.
An immaculately produced volume, "Donald Sultan" is a detailed examination of the artist's distinguished thirty-year career and captures the essence of an innovative spirit whose work continues to evolve and inspire. In the electrified atmosphere of New York's downtown art renaissance of the 1980s, when graffiti and post-modern figuration were ...
Born in 1949, Cucchi first achieved prominence, together with Clemente and Chia, as a member of the Transavntgardia art movement in the 1970s. His work has since been exhibited at major international museums like the Guggenheim and The Centre Pompidou. This book, published as the catalog to his show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York, ...
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John Singer Sargent
by
Elaine Kilmurray (Editor), Richard Ormond (Editor), John Singer Sargent
