Milton Avery: The Late Paintings
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (510 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810942747 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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L. H. Lazarus said Milton Avery. Pictures reveal an interesting approach, quite different than predecessors with its flat shapes and distinctive coloration. The text, however, remains a pedantic driven piece of trivization of analyses upon analyses that resemble nothing more than a laborious exercise of an overinflatted academic egotism lacking, for the most part, informative subs. A Customer said A Great American Artist. Anyone who has seen Milton Avery's work knows why he is called the American Matisse. He still has an American flair in his color choice and extra simplicity. This book is an important addition to any art history library. Professor Hobbs did the world a great service in documenting the life and work of Avery,who is becoming more and more well known . M. Vincent said A great fix for the Avery addict.. As a long time admirer of Avery's work, this book provides a nice collection of late paintings in good quality color reproduction. The text is informative and links back to Greenberg's article. My only criticism of the book is that I want more. What is presented is fabulous, by my addiction runs deeper. A catalogue raissonne of this same quality wo
The corresponding exhibit arrives at the Milwaukee Art Museum in November, and then moves to West Palm Beach, Fla. From Publishers Weekly Invitingly quirky and rich in subtle hues, the landscapes and other canvases of Milton Avery (1885-1965) made him America's closest approach to Matisse. Intelligent text by curator Robert Hobbs links Avery's oeuvre to 1950s trends, to Ober-critic Clement Greenberg and to the poet Wallace Stevens; Hobbs also reprints Greenberg's own essay on Avery. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. Avery's 1982 retros
This volume accompanies the first exhibition of Avery's art since the popular 1982 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art; it is the first book on Avery in over a decade. This book, and the exhibition that it accompanies, were organized by the American Federation of Arts.. A 1958 essay by the seminal critic Clement Greenberg provides a valuable period context, while the new text by Robert Hobbs includes an insightful connection between Avery's painting and the lyrical modernism of Wallace Stevens's poetry, which will intrigue lovers of American poetry a