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Henri Matisse: A Retrospective 3 reviews
John Elderfield
Museum of Modern Art, 1992
this is a book that I have used for several years
+ An essential sourcebook
+ Covers all aspects of Matisse and his works!
Matisse is an artist that will grow with you. I often return to this or other Matisse books and find ways of seeing painting that I have never contemplated before. What's nice about this Retrospective is that it does a first rate job of covering the artists entire life in detail.
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Vermeer 1 review
Pascal Bonafoux
William S. Konecky Associates, 2000
IF YOU'VE SEEN THE MET EXHIBIT, BUY THIS BOOK!!
After reading "Girl With the Pearl Earring" and seeing the Metropolitan Museum's current 'Vermeer' exhibit, it's hard to stop there. One wants to know more about the man who only has 35 paintings in his catalog raisonnee. But reviewing the Met's exhibition catalog proved too dense with minutia to ...
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Paul Klee 3 reviews
Jean-Louis Ferrier
Vilo International, 1999
Careful and thorough introduction to Klee
+ An exceptional contribution
+ Huge Hardback That Captures Klee Exhibit of 1980s
This is an efficient and careful monograph that succeeds on many levels. Grohmann was Klee's biographer and longtime friend. He is respectful without being sycophantic, and thorough but never plodding. He uses a variety of source materials, including Klee's own writings (diaries and letters). ...
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Helen Frankenthaler Prints
Ruth E. Fine
Harry N. Abrams, 1993
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The Art of Richard Diebenkorn (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book)13 reviews
Jane Livingston
University of California Press, 1997
Modern Master
+ Excellent art book
+ fantastic source
+ A Must Have
+ Great book for a fan of Diebenkorn
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Cezanne: Visions of a Great Painter (The Impressionists)1 review
Henri Lallemand
New Line Books, 1998
Should be in any art lover's book collection!
As this book will prove to anyone who doubts it, Paul Cezanne is definitely the Father of Modern Art. Of course, that is ironic because Cezanne was said to be against many of the principles of modern art. That said, this book is a wonderful source for art history lovers like me. There are many ...
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Hans Hofmann (Art & Design)2 reviews
Cynthia Goodman
Prestel Publishing, 1990
Understanding the Two- Dimensional Picture Plane
+ Hans Hofmann's rectangles and powerful colors
This work helps to clarify the importance of Hans Hofmann's works and why he is considered one of the most important art teachers of the 20th century. This work is especially important to any artist wanting to become the best they can become in their field. The ideas presented by Hofmann can take ...
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Bonnard 3 reviews
Nicholas Watkins, Pierre Bonnard
Phaidon Press, 1994
BONNARD IS A BIBLE FOR ART LOVERS
+ The Internal Paradise
Bonnard is hot and getting hotter. You can't pick up a novel without reading that one of the characters either has a Bonnard, is getting ready to steal a Bonnard, or simply desires one. This book has great photos and the biography, which definitely belongs with the art, is extremely well written. ...
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Richard Diebenkorn7 reviews
Richard Diebenkorn, Gerald Nordland
Rizzoli International Publications, 2001
An exemplary art book
+ Diebenkorn Addiction
+ The Art of Richard Dieberkorn
+ Richard Diebenkorn
+ A painter all to discover
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Howard Hodgkin2 reviews
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Thames & Hudson, 2001
A passionate and scholarly study of Hodgkin.
+ A readable, sensitive and comprehensive treatment of Hodgkin
Andrew Graham-Dixon's passionate book about the work of Howard Hodgkin, has the detail and insight serious students of this important artist want. This book is as the first monograph to be published on this artist,a very important purchase. If like me you thirst for really good reproduction,the ...
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Lucian Freud: Paintings4 reviews
Robert Hughes
Thames & Hudson, 1997
A definitve monograph
+ images
+ Lucian Freud
+ "Fascinating Freud Figures"
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Masters of Art: Klee (Masters of Art)3 reviews
Will Grohmann
Harry N. Abrams, 1985
Careful and thorough introduction to Klee
+ An exceptional contribution
+ Huge Hardback That Captures Klee Exhibit of 1980s
This is an efficient and careful monograph that succeeds on many levels. Grohmann was Klee's biographer and longtime friend. He is respectful without being sycophantic, and thorough but never plodding. He uses a variety of source materials, including Klee's own writings (diaries and letters). ...
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Wolf Kahn3 reviews
Justin Spring
Harry N. Abrams, 1996
Beautiful
+ Wolf Kahn by Justin Spring
+ Wolf Kahn
I had never even heard of Wolf Kahn until I saw this book at a local store. I looked through it fell in love with the art and had to have it. I recieved the book as a present(ordered from amazon--saved 15 bucks or so) and loved it. It has great info on Kahns life and comments on style, use of ...
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Henri Matisse: A Retrospective3 reviews
John Elderfield
Museum of Modern Art, 1992
this is a book that I have used for several years
+ An essential sourcebook
+ Covers all aspects of Matisse and his works!
Matisse is an artist that will grow with you. I often return to this or other Matisse books and find ways of seeing painting that I have never contemplated before. What's nice about this Retrospective is that it does a first rate job of covering the artists entire life in detail.
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Wolf Kahn3 reviews
Justin Spring
Harry N. Abrams, 1996
Beautiful
+ Wolf Kahn by Justin Spring
+ Wolf Kahn
I had never even heard of Wolf Kahn until I saw this book at a local store. I looked through it fell in love with the art and had to have it. I recieved the book as a present(ordered from amazon--saved 15 bucks or so) and loved it. It has great info on Kahns life and comments on style, use of ...
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Howard Hodgkin2 reviews
Andrew Graham-Dixon
Thames & Hudson, 2001
A passionate and scholarly study of Hodgkin.
+ A readable, sensitive and comprehensive treatment of Hodgkin
Andrew Graham-Dixon's passionate book about the work of Howard Hodgkin, has the detail and insight serious students of this important artist want. This book is as the first monograph to be published on this artist,a very important purchase. If like me you thirst for really good reproduction,the ...
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Paul Klee3 reviews
Jean-Louis Ferrier
Vilo International, 1999
Careful and thorough introduction to Klee
+ An exceptional contribution
+ Huge Hardback That Captures Klee Exhibit of 1980s
This is an efficient and careful monograph that succeeds on many levels. Grohmann was Klee's biographer and longtime friend. He is respectful without being sycophantic, and thorough but never plodding. He uses a variety of source materials, including Klee's own writings (diaries and letters). ...
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Richard Diebenkorn7 reviews
Richard Diebenkorn, Gerald Nordland
Rizzoli International Publications, 2001
An exemplary art book
+ Diebenkorn Addiction
+ The Art of Richard Dieberkorn
+ Richard Diebenkorn
+ A painter all to discover
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Lucian Freud: Paintings4 reviews
Robert Hughes
Thames & Hudson, 1997
A definitve monograph
+ images
+ Lucian Freud
+ "Fascinating Freud Figures"
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The Art of Richard Diebenkorn (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book)13 reviews
Jane Livingston
University of California Press, 1997
Modern Master
+ Excellent art book
+ fantastic source
+ A Must Have
+ Great book for a fan of Diebenkorn
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