Modern painting : a concise history / Simon Morley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morley, Simon, 1958- author.

Series:

World of art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Modern--History.

Painting, Modern.

Physical Description:

319 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Thames and Hudson, 2023.

Summary:

A new concise history of modern painting, offering an indispensable reference to the complexities and characteristics of this medium. While acknowledging the legacy of Herbert Read's classic 1959 study A Concise History of Modern Painting in the World of Art series, academic and artist Simon Morley places the foundation of modern art much earlier than Read, at the emergence of Romanticism and the dawn of the industrial age. Structured loosely chronologically by period, the focus is as much on individual artists as well as movements, with works discussed within a broader context - stylistic, historical, geographical, and gender and ethnic frames - themes that recur throughout the chapters. Generously illustrated, the global and diverse range of artists featured include William Blake, Édouard Manet, Hilma af Klint, Kazimir Malevich, Willem de Kooning, Amrita Sher-Gil, Faith Ringgold and Kehinde Wiley.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780500204894

0500204896

OCLC:

1393173571