Realism in 20th-Century Painting.Realism in 20th-Century Painting. Brendan Prendeville. New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : Thames & Hudson (800-233-4830), 2000. Illus., softcover soft·cov·er adj. Not bound between hard covers: softcover books; a softcover edition. , 240 pp., $14.95. www.thamesandhudsonusa.com. This book, the latest addition to the World of Art Series, surveys the continuous yet ever-changing place that realistic painting occupies in American and European art. While twentieth-century Western painting has emphasized the abstracted forms of Picasso, Matisse, Miro, and others, a careful viewing of the 180 works illustrated in this book provides the viewer with evidence that much of the most meaningful painting of the past 100 years is within a realistic idiom. Artworks illustrated and discussed are grouped somewhat chronologically into four chapters, from the turn of the century (Eakins, Shinn, Vallotton) to the art during the Cold War Era (Freud, Bacon, Wyeth). The concluding chapter closes out the century with Chuck Close Chuck Close (born Charles Thomas Close July 5, 1940, Monroe, Washington)[1] is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist before a catastrophic blood clot left him severely paralyzed. , Alice Neel Alice Neel (January 28, 1900 – October 13, 1984) was an American portrait painter. Her paintings are notable for their expressionistic use of line and color, psychological acumen, and emotional intensity. , and Leon Golub Leon Golub (January 23, 1922 - August 8, 2004) was an American painter. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he also studied, receiving his BA at the University of Chicago in 1942, his BFA and MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1949 and 1950, respectively. , and many lesser-known artists who have extended concepts of realism into an impressive variety of visual forms. This well-researched book would be most appropriate for art history and painting students at the college level. |
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