- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: Princeton University Press; illustrated edition edition (Aug 15 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 069109618X
- ISBN-13: 978-0691096186
- Product Dimensions: 34.5 x 24.7 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 2 Kg
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- #32 in Books > Arts & Photography > Artists, A-Z > ( D-F ) > De Kooning, Willem
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At the forefront of modern art during the 1950s, painter Willem de Kooning secured his place in art history with the unveiling of his "Woman" series. Colorful, brash paintings composed of bold, violent brush strokes were seen by critics and viewers as vulgar and problematic but unfailingly important in their merging of abstract and representational forms. The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles presents, in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name, Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure, a collection of drawings and studies that led up to the famous "Woman" paintings. Seen as completed works in their own right, these drawings bear de Kooning's distinctive draftsmanship of powerful lines, erasures, scrapings, and strong color. Blurred images of the figure coming apart at the seams, the works look as if they were made during an emotional explosion, though de Kooning's work process was known to be rather laborious. Four insightful essays complement the arresting images, including a remarkable discussion on the social ramifications of de Kooning's vision of the female form by curator Cornelia H. Butler. This well-crafted book is perfect for any fan of modern painting. --J.P. Cohen
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The vivid reproductions in Tracing the Figure show de Kooning's frenzied mind and hand at work ... as he developed his distinctive style... This wonderfully produced book traces de Kooning's development from early figurative drawings to the studies tat led to Woman I, the painting that he worked on for almost two years, and that ended up defining his career. Modern Painters Highly recommended for anyone interested in the phenomenon that was abstract expressionism in the mid-20th-century US (or for anyone who is simply looking for something on De Kooning that is clearly written and carefully researched). Choice
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Good Book, Jun 4 2005
By Austin Ivansmith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure (Hardcover)
I bought this book as a gift for my girlfriend's birthday and I was shocked by the size of the book. There are tons of images in the book, most seem to span his career from pencil drawings of his wife to the more familiar works like the one on the cover (which take up most of the works in the book, thank goodness.) The images are laid out with great focus, my only complaint is that some of the images aren't bigger, but then they would have to cut across the seam more.The book is big, it weighs a lot, it has mostly pictures of his works, there is only 1 picture per page (no distracting, busy design), and a small biography in the back. A very good deal for the price, you get your money's worth.
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Great study of a master of drawing, April 8 2007
By Claude Reich - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Willem de Kooning: Tracing the Figure (Hardcover)
If you don't like De Kooning, maybe you should rethink and stop to look at his wonderfully traced drawings which exhude life, violence and passion. This book is the first such publication and it may be the only opportunity to see so many drawings together (drawings do not like daylight and therefore are rarely exhibited). Definitely worth it, especially for the high quality of the illustrations which are all in color and often give you the impression of holding the actual drawing in your own hands.
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