The new American abstraction, 1950-1970 / Claudine Humblet ; [translations, Paul Metcalfe and Felicity Lutz, from French into English].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Humblet, Claudine, 1946-

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Nouvelle abstraction américaine, 1950-1970. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Art, Abstract--United States.

Art, Abstract.

Artists.

United States.

Art, American--20th century.

Art, American.

Artists--United States--Biography--History and criticism.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

3 volumes (viii, 2072 pages) : illustrations (mostly color), portraits ; 29 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Milano : Skira ; London : Thames & Hudson [distributor], 2007.

Summary:

This deluxe 3-volume edition offers an engaging, visually stunning, and highly informative analysis of the 49 artists featured in over 900 full-color plates. The title of this work takes its inspiration from Towards a New Abstraction, the catalog of an exhibition organized by Ben Heller in 1963 at the Jewish Museum in New York. The theme unites the artists of this "New Abstraction" through their spirit, as opposed to through the "spirit of the times" reflected in other movements such as Minimalism and Pop Art. "New Abstraction" is not to be taken as a movement, but as a meeting of similar artistic sensibilities. This major achievement is an authoritative contribution to what has been called "New Abstraction" and an essential addition to any collection on 20th-century art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

9788861300729

8861300723

OCLC:

148996513

Publisher Number:

99937559259