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Avery, Gottlieb, & Rothko : by the sea / Eliza E. Rathbone ; with contributions by March Avery Cavanaugh, Sean Cavanaugh, Patricia Favero, Adam Greenhalgh, Sanford Hirsch, Renée Maurer, Martha Oaks, Kate Rothko Prizel, Christopher Rothko.
Fine Arts Library ND212.5.A25 B9 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rathbone, Eliza E., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Avery, Milton, 1885-1965--Exhibitions.
- Avery, Milton.
- Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903-1974--Exhibitions.
- Gottlieb, Adolph.
- Rothko, Mark, 1903-1970--Exhibitions.
- Rothko, Mark.
- Abstract expressionism--Exhibitions.
- Abstract expressionism.
- Physical Description:
- 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- By the sea.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Rizzoli Electa ; Gloucester, Massachusetts : in association with the Cape Ann Museum ; Washington, D.C. : and the Phillips Collection, 2026
- Summary:
- "Milton Avery, a modernist painter at work in the first half of the twentieth century, is rarely linked to Adolph Gottlieb or Mark Rothko, who were twenty years younger and would become associated with the New York School in the 1950s. While Avery consistently drew inspiration from the visible world, Gottlieb and Rothko invented abstract pictorial languages all their own. Despite these differences, they were a tight-knit trio whose camaraderie and mutual love of the ocean had lasting impact on their work. This pioneering volume traces their friendship from 1932, when they first summered together on Cape Ann, through the crystallization of their ideas in the 1940s, to the deeply centering decades that followed, when all three created the mature, independent painting styles for which they are best known. This late work, each in its own way, is indebted to the time the artists spent together on the rocky coast and sandy beaches of Cape Ann. Contributions by leading scholars and family members enrich this unique exploration of artistic friendship and its bearing on the work of three of the twentieth century's most celebrated artists." -- Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Directors' foreword / Oliver Barker, Cape Ann Museum, Jonathan P. Binstock, The Phillips Collection
- Preface & acknowledgments / Eliza E. Rathbone
- Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: a close-knit trio / Eliza E. Rathbone
- To live like an artist: Cape Ann of the 1920s / Martha Oaks
- Milton Avery by the sea: a time of renewal / Eliza E. Rathbone
- Adolph Gottlieb: working among friends / Sanford Hirsch
- Castaway: Mark Rothko on the beach / Adam Greenhalgh
- Congenial spirits: championing Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko at The Phillips Collection / Renée Maurer
- Paintings by Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko in The Phillips Collection: technical notes / Patricia Favero
- Rothko at the beach: the importance of friendships / Kate Rothko Prizel
- Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: philosophy & friendship / Christopher Rothko
- March Avery Cavanaugh & Sean Cavanaugh with Eliza Rathbone: a conversation
- Mark Rothko's tribute to Milton Avery, delivered at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, January 7, 1965.
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Cape Ann Museum, June 30 - September 27, 2026, and the Phillips Collection, October 24, 2026 - January 24, 2027.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780847868919
- 0847868915
- OCLC:
- 1578871493
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