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Author Rosenthal, Mark (Mark Lawrence), author

Title Abstraction in the twentieth century : total risk, freedom, discipline / by Mark Rosenthal
Published New York, N. Y. : Guggenheim Museum Publications, 1996
1996

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 W'BOOL  709.049074 Ros/Ait  AVAILABLE
Description 310 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 34 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Into the Twentieth Century: Prelude to Abstraction -- Ch. 2. The Pioneers -- Ch. 3. Between the Wars -- Ch. 4. Recovering the Self and Other Directions -- Ch. 5. Extreme Statements -- Chronology / Ivy Barsky, Rebecca Butterfield and Denise McColgan
Summary "... traces the history of abstract art from Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich to the postmodern period. Whether stemming from spiritual sources, personal expression, or formal concerns, each line of thinking is carefully defined within the context of the artists and their major critics."--LJ
Exhibition: 2/9/-5/12/96, Distributed by Abrams
Analysis Geschichte 1900-2000
Notes Exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenhein Museum, February 9 - May 12, 1996
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-304) and index
Subject Art, Abstract -- Exhibitions.
Art, Abstract -- 20th century.
Art, Abstract -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions.
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Art, Modern -- 20th century.
Genre/Form Exhibition catalogs.
Author Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
ISBN 0810968908
0892071672