1993, ISBN: 9781558592834

New York: Abbeville Press; Modern Masters Ser., vol. 15, 1993 127 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Sticker shadow/back cover. Stated … Mehr…

New York: Abbeville Press; Modern Masters Ser., vol. 15, 1993 127 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Sticker shadow/back cover. Stated First edition. "The first monograph devoted to Krasner's work, this volume skillfully explores the twists and turns of her career, offering new information and insight about one of the most intriguing painters of the postwar era. Lee Krasner never took the easy way out--not in life, not in art. Brought up in a poor Brooklyn neighborhood and originally named Lena Krasner by her immigrant parents, she decided early on to create a new name and a new identity for herself. Later, as one of the few female painters in the aggressively male circle of Abstract Expressionists, she had to contend not only with the critics' skepticism about their new way of making art but also with the skepticism that greeted any woman's attempts to become a professional artist. Many of Krasner's male colleagues--including her husband, Jackson Pollock--developed a unique 'signature' style that identified them throughout their careers. Krasner, however, experimented with one style after another, from her early geometric abstractions (created while she was one of Hans Hofmann's most talented students), through her large-scale organic images of mid-career, to the hard-edge compositions of her late years. Certain elements recur throughout--most notably, her distinctive sense of color, her affinity for swelling forms inspired by nature, and her fearlessness in experimenting with new techniques. Krasner's unwillingness to stick to one style, her readiness to put her career aside to focus on Pollock's, and her feuds with some of the period's most powerful critics all reduced her visibility in the art world. She has been the subject of exhibition catalogs, but this is the first monograph devoted to her work, and it brings to light all the intriguing complexities of her approach to making art. Dr. Robert Hobbs skillfully explores the twists and turns of her career, offering new information and insight about one of the most intriguing painters of the postwar era. / Dr. Robert Hobbs, Rhoda Thalhimer Endowed Professor of American Art History at Virginia Commonwealth University, has taught art history at Florida State, Cornell, and Yale universities, and was director at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. His many publications include Milton Avery, Edward Hopper, and Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years, and he has curated a number of important exhibitions." - Publisher. . 1st... Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall., Abbeville Press; Modern Masters Ser., vol. 15, 1993, 3<

1993, ISBN: 9781558592834

Abbeville Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New, 128 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.43 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7420, Geschichte & Kritik, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Kate… Mehr…

Abbeville Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New, 128 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-09-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1.43 kg, Verkaufsrang: 7420, Geschichte & Kritik, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Kategorien, Bücher, Themen & Konzepte, Einzelne Künstler, Malerei, Format: Illustriert, Abbeville Press, 1993<

1993, ISBN: 1558592830

[EAN: 9781558592834], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: independent curators international-harryn. abrams], ART BIO NONFICTION LITERATURE, Art|American|Native American, Art|Individual Artist… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781558592834], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: independent curators international-harryn. abrams], ART BIO NONFICTION LITERATURE, Art|American|Native American, Art|Individual Artist , Art|History, Biography & Autobiography|General, Jacket, this softcover is 9/1/2 by 12 1/2 tall, Books<