Ary Stillman: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism

James Wechsler; Michael Betancourt; David Craven; Rachel Garfield; Helen A. Harrison

ISBN 10: 1858944333 / ISBN 13: 9781858944333

Published by Merrell, 2008

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176 pp. Red paper-covered boards, black titles. NEW. Well illustrated monograph on this important artist.

Seller Inventory # AR31801

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ary Stillman: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism
• Publisher: Merrell
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858944333
• ISBN 13: 9781858944333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Weight: 47 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art Books

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Synopsis

This lavishly illustrated volume the first major monograph ever devoted to Stillman and showcasing 80 works traces the artists development from his early impressionist and representational painting to his striking post-war Abstract Expressionist works. The book explores all the stylistic phases of Stillmans career, with essays on his Paris period, his innovative white-line drawings, his visit to Palestine and his final years in Mexico, and offers new perspectives on the history of American modernism.

About the Author

James Wechsler is an art historian based in New York and Curator of the Stillman-Lack Foundation. Donald Kuspit is Professor of Art History and Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He has published widely on modern art