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Artist and curator Dantini presents this survey of major artists, styles, and movements in Europe after 1900. Organized into four historic categories--the historic avant-gardes, artists between the two World Wars, the informal decade, and the neo-avant-gardes--each artist receives a two-page entry with color plates and brief text containing biography and critical discussion. Amid the artist profiles are discussions of major themes, movements, and currents in 20th and 21st century European art. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This engrossing volume takes us on a fascinating visual journey through the most groundbreaking and avant-garde art of the early 20th century to the present. Stunning, high-quality photographs of major artworks accompany illuminating discussions of the masters of modern and contemporary painting, sculpture, architecture, and conceptual art. Here are giants of invention such as Picasso and Matisse, the German expressionists, Dadaists, constructivists, surrealists, abstract expressionists, minimalists, pop artists, and today’s cutting-edge creators. They’re all carefully placed in cultural context, with ideas, movements, events, artists, and works beautifully examined.Scholars, art aficionados, students, gallery owners, and art historians will all find this mainstream, accessible guide appealing.
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