Davis Stuart Artist (6 results)

Oversized Paperback. Condition: Good.

First edition. 12 x 10 inches. 288 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original cloth; printed dust jacket. "This book pays tribute to the mature work of Stuart Davis, a distinctly American artist who adapted European modernism to reflect the sights, sounds, and rhythms of popular culture. Beginning in 1921, a series of creative breakthroughs led Davis away from figurative painting and toward a more abstract expression of the world he inhabited. Drawing upon his admiration for Cézanne, Léger, Picasso, and Seurat, Davis developed a style that would evolve over the next four decades to become a dominant force in postwar art. His visionary responses to modern life and culture both high and low remain relevant more than 50 years after his death. Focusing on the images and motifs that became hallmarks of his career, this book features approximately 100 works--from his paintings of tobacco packages of the early 1920s, the abstract Egg Beater series, and the WPA murals of the 1930s, to the majestic works of his last two decades. The authors take a critical approach to the development of Davis's art and theory, paying special attention to the impact his earlier work had upon his later masterpieces. They also discuss Davis's unique ability to assimilate the lessons of Cubism as well as the imagery of popular culture, the aesthetics of advertising, and the sounds and rhythms of jazz--his great musical passion. Informed by previously unpublished primary documents, the detailed chronology is, in effect, the first Davis biography. Together, these elements create a vital portrait of an artist whose works hum with intelligence and energy" (the publisher). A clean copy; dust jacket with some light shelf wear. …

Condition: Good. [Exhibition Catalogue]. 8vo. [8 pp.]. Soft, stapled white and color illustrated wraps. Mostly black and white plates, including black and white photographic frontis. Brochure created to accompany the exhibition "Stuart Davis: Still Life Paintings, 1922/1924", held from September 27 through October 23, 1980 at Borgenicht Gallery in New York, NY.From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.…

Box Set. Condition: Very Good. This monumental, definitive reference on Stuart Davis's paintings, watercolors, drawings, and published illstrations documents the life's work of this prolific and highly influential artist - who affected almost every development in American art from second-generation Ashcan realism around 1912 to color field & geometric paintings in the 1960s. Some 1,749 artworks are catalogued, including more than 600 never previously illustrated. In 3 volumes: Vol.I: Essays & References; Vol.II: Catalogue Entries 1-1323; Vol.III: Catalogue Entries 1324-1749. Extensive documentation; detailed chronology. Illus., 890 color; 1,220 b&w. Slipcased.…

Condition: Good. [Exhibition catalogue]. 12mo. Square. 12 pp. Stiff, stapled black wraps with white lettering and white illustrations. Very good. Mostly black and white plates with 1 color plate. Includes text by John R. Lane. Catalogue created to accompany the exhibition "Stuart Davis: Art and Art Theory" held at the Brooklyn Museum in New York, NY from January 21 through March 19, 1978 and at the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, MA from April 15 through May 28, 1978. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.…

Condition: Good. [Exhibition brochure]. 4to. [6 pp.]. Single, soft black and white sheet, folded into thirds. 2 Black and white plates. Brochure created to announce the exhibition "Stuart Davis: Art and Art Theory", held from January 21 through March 19, 1978 at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, New York. Also includes calendar of related programming, including a symposium on Stuart Davis on January 28, 1978. Scarce. From the Collection of the Art Historian Peter Selz.…