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William Beckman paints himself, loved ones and the land he has lived upon, creating edgy portraits and landscapes. His subjects, whether mother or lover, are delivered to the viewer with gripping details, without embelishment. He creates his figurative art using a unique method. He applies paint, then shaves of layer after layer from the surface with a razor, repainting and polishing the canvas to create lustrous, absorbing images. His realism is stripped of sentiment, his idealized portraits scrupulously rendered, and his expansive tracts of Minnesota farmland theatrically scaled. Each painting is epic in significance and matter-of-fact at the same time. This work provides a comprehensive examination of his life and work.
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- PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 029598290X
- ISBN 13 9780295982908
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages108
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Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 2002
ISBN 10: 029598290X
ISBN 13: 9780295982908
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Seller: Canal Bookyard, Upper Black Eddy, PA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. William Beckman (illustrator). Red titles on white, color illustrated trade paper covers, 108 pages including bibliography. Includes 90 plates, many in color. Some library markings and light edge wear to cover. Seller Inventory # 012195
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William Beckman
Seller: Arundel Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 108 pages. Concentration on the artist's portraits (particularly those of his wife Diana, and the self-portraits). Acknowledgments by Richard V. West and Debra J. Byrne; includes biographical chronology ('Selected Biography').Over 90 Color & b/w Illustrations. Seller Inventory # 0271031
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William Beckman
Seller: Book Trader Cafe, LLC, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: As New. Hardly any sign of use with No Writing in text. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service. Seller Inventory # 082920010
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William Beckman
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Frye Art Museum February 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 029598290X
ISBN 13: 9780295982908
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Seller: Magus Books Seattle, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: SIGNED / VG. PERSONALIZED INSCRIPTION SIGNED BY BECKMAN ON TITLE PAGE. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws. Seller Inventory # 1200562
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William Beckman
Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Fine. Like New condition. Great condition, but not exactly fully crisp. The book may have been opened and read, but there are no defects to the book, jacket or pages. 1.28. Seller Inventory # 353-029598290X-lkn
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William Beckman
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. light shelfwear, NICE! Oversized. Seller Inventory # 029598290X-01
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William Beckman
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Frye Art Museum, in association with the University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA, 2002
ISBN 10: 029598290X
ISBN 13: 9780295982908
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First Edition
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Fine. 1st. 108 pages, illustrations (some colour), portraits; 28 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA, 2002. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. A major exhibition devoted to the American painter William Beckman, one of the leading exponents of the Realist "school." A figurative artist, he leans heavily upon classical tradition. The nude portraits can be sometimes jarring. Less well-known are his scenes of rural America, with farms and silos. "William Beckman (b. 1942) paints himself, loved ones, and the land he has lived upon, creating edgy portraits and landscapes. His subjects, whether mother or lover, are delivered to the viewer with gripping details, without embelishment. He creates his figurative art using a unique method. He applies paint, then shaves of layer after layer from the surface with a razor, repainting and polishing the canvas to create lustrous, absorbing images. His realism is stripped of sentiment, his idealized portraits scrupulously rendered, and his expansive tracts of Minnesota farmland theatrically scaled. Each painting is epic in significance and matter-of-fact at the same ime. This is the first book that offers a comprehensive view of Beckman's art and career. Essays--Boxes, Diana, Couples, Self Portraits, Landscapes, and Drawings and Studies-- luster the work according to subject matter, describing the many ways Beckman has found to bond form and content and enabling the reader to grasp the unfolding shape of his artistic thought. / Carl Belz is director emeritus of the Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, and managing editor of Art New England magazine." - Publisher. Size: 4to. Collectible. Seller Inventory # 034773
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William Beckman
Published by
Frye Art Museum February 2003, 2003
ISBN 10: 029598290X
ISBN 13: 9780295982908
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Seller: Pelican Bay Books, Anacortes, WA, U.S.A.
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Seller: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good. Good condition. This is the average used book, that has all pages or leaves present, but may include writing. Book may be ex-library with stamps and stickers. 1.28. Seller Inventory # 353-029598290X-gdd
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