- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson; 3rd Revised edition edition (Feb 1 1985)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0500201412
- ISBN-13: 978-0500201411
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15.1 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #587,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Comprehensive, authoritative, highly readable and generously illustrated, Herbert Read's text has been rightly acknowledged as "by far the best introduction to the subject" (Alan Bowness) and "throughout, lively and closely packed" (Hugh Casson). Here is modern painting from its roots in the work of Cezanne, through Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism and Dada in the early decades of the twentieth century and on to Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s. The works of Frank Stella, Richard Hamilton, Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg, amongst many others, are discussed and analyzed by Caroline Tisdall and William Feaver in a lively final chapter that brings us up to present times and points to exciting new developments. 500 illus., 118 in color.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: World Of Art Series Concise History Of Modern Painting (Paperback)
An excellent introductory book on modern art. A must. Very well written
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Artists & Art Students Will Love It.,
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This review is from: World Of Art Series Concise History Of Modern Painting (Paperback)
I love the "World of Art" series. It is definitely published with the artist and art student in mind. You get a lot of art at an affordable price. Most art books in this price range are thin volumes of washed-out color and dismal black and white, with a sprinkling of superficial text. Their subject is usually limited to the handful of artists that are wildly popular with the public, such as the impressionists. Not this series!"A Concise History of Modern Painting" is especially well-packed, with 500 illustrations, 118 of them in excellent color. Pages are semi-slick so the art reproduces well. The plates are very well planned. Thumbing through the book, you get the feeling of color, color, color! Black-and-white plates are reserved for drawings (graphite, ink, charcoal), prints, and a few sculptures. All of these are well-suited to reproduction in black and white (although there is also a 43-page appendix, "a pictorial survey of modern painting", featuring 6-8 black-and-white illustrations per page). "A Concise History of Modern Painting" discusses artists who work within styles the author describes as specifically modern (as distinguished from earlier periods). It focuses on ideas, works and movements. All illustrations are chosen within that context. (Realistic artists are not represented.) The book includes text references, a bibliography, a list of works reproduced, and an index. It's a 6"x8" paperback edition, about an inch thick--a good size for packing. The binding is glued, not sewn, but it seems durable, and I think it will last. I carry mine on trips, though I haven't had it long enough to see how well it wears. I discovered the "World of Art" series while travelling and bought several titles. They're the best art books at this price I've ever found.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Artists & Art Students Will Love It.,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Of Art Series Concise History Of Modern Painting (Paperback)
I love the "World of Art" series. It is definitely published with the artist and art student in mind. You get a lot of art at an affordable price. Most art books in this price range are thin volumes of washed-out color and dismal black and white, with a sprinkling of superficial text. Their subject is usually limited to the handful of artists that are wildly popular with the public, such as the impressionists. Not this series!
"A Concise History of Modern Painting" is especially well-packed, with 500 illustrations, 118 of them in excellent color. Pages are semi-slick so the art reproduces well. The plates are very well planned. Thumbing through the book, you get the feeling of color, color, color! Black-and-white plates are reserved for drawings (graphite, ink, charcoal), prints, and a few sculptures. All of these are well-suited to reproduction in black and white (although there is also a 43-page appendix, "a pictorial survey of modern painting", featuring 6-8 black-and-white illustrations per page). "A Concise History of Modern Painting" discusses artists who work within styles the author describes as specifically modern (as distinguished from earlier periods). It focuses on ideas, works and movements. All illustrations are chosen within that context. (Realistic artists are not represented.) The book includes text references, a bibliography, a list of works reproduced, and an index. It's a 6"x8" paperback edition, about an inch thick--a good size for packing. The binding is glued, not sewn, but it seems durable, and I think it will last. I carry mine on trips, though I haven't had it long enough to see how well it wears. I discovered the "World of Art" series while travelling and bought several titles. They're the best art books at this price I've ever found. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A master,
By Francois BARDOL - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Concise History of Modern Painting (Hardcover)
Herbert Read produced a remarkable volume , which enables the artist, the student , or the neophyte to understand the articulation and crossroads of modern painting , trough the motions of Modern Art. Well llustrated , but essentially , well thoufght out , this is a perfect primer if one wonders how we went from Cezanne to Jasper Johns.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent,
By Ramiro Lacayo Deshon "rldmeg12" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: World Of Art Series Concise History Of Modern Painting (Paperback)
An excellent introductory book on modern art. A must. Very well written, very clear in its concepts and, I think, a classic of art history.
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