George Tooker - Hardcover

Robert Cozzolino; Marshall N. Price; M. Melissa Wolfe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858944562 ISBN 13: 9781858944562

Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

One of America's pre-eminent painters, George Tooker (born 1920) is known for his haunting works that evoke the alienation and anonymity of urban life. Working in egg tempera, a Renaissance medium that produces a luminous quality yet requires meticulous application, Tooker first came to prominence as part of the post-war Magic Realist movement, creating surrealist visions that captured the uncertainty of the Cold War era. Often compared with Hopper and Wyeth, Tooker continues to examine modern life with his disquieting imagery. This beautifully produced book, published to coincide with the first major retrospective in 30 years, features superb reproductions of Tooker's timeless paintings, and includes essays offering new perspectives on his passion for composition, his spirituality and his exploration of identity.

About this title

Product Description:

Rare book

About the Author:

Thomas H. Garver is Director of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin. Jonathan Weinberg is an artist and art historian who has written several books on modern American art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merrell Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1858944562
• ISBN 13: 9781858944562
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192