Franz Kline
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558597700 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
From Library Journal This was hailed as the definitive volume on artist Kline at its 1985 debut. . Along with 170 illustrations (100 color, 70 b&w), the book includes interviews with Kline's friends and critics as well as material from his letters.Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc
They were, in fact, so successful that they overwhelmed every other aspect of Kline's art, and as a result he has been oversimplified and underestimated. Acclaimed as the definitive volume on artist Franz Kline, this book provides firsthand accounts of his Bohemian life and powerful work.A model of art-historical writing, Franz Kline is, remarkably, still the only available monograph on its subject. This book belongs on the book shelf of everyone with an interest in American painting.Franz Kline's energetic black strokes on a white field are as recognizable as Jackson Pollock’s drips or Mark Rothko’s rectangles of glowing color. Based on nearly 20 years of research, this seminal monograph provides a comprehensive view of Kline's life and work
Five Stars Newport Blue Great book!. Most Thorough Kline Volume To Date This book was released a decade earlier as *The Vital Gesture* to accompany a Kline retrospective of 1985. As such, it is composed essentially as a review of the artwork, focusing on the shifts from figural to abstract painting, the mediums Kline used, the painterly techniques, and the topics of the paintings that can be discerned from what is known about Kline's life and companions. Gaugh uses an academic approach to compare the works contained within, a mix of color and B&W reproductions. The language is therefore skewed to art-historian and gallerist modes, slightly jargon-laden but generally accessible to the lay reader.Ga. NC "Franz Kline" according to NC 28. Franz Kline has been a favorite Abstract Expressionistof mine for a long time, and this book is certainly worthhaving in any artist's collection.. 8 said Franz Kline. Franz Kline has been a favorite Abstract Expressionistof mine for a long time, and this book is certainly worthhaving in any artist's collection.