ISBN: 9780521404532 - Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience (14 results)

Condition: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy.

Condition: good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A major revisionist study of the art and artists who participated in what is now regarded as the first American style of international consequence. Based on examinations of new archival material and many unknown paintings, this study relates Abstract Expressionism to the actual historical circumstances, as well as intellectual and cultural milieu, of America from the 1930s to the 1950s. Stephen Polcari reverses the traditional perspective of Abstract Expressionism as an abstract art inspired by issues of the postwar period. Examining its roots in the art of the 1930s and 1940s, he contends that Abstract Expressionism emerges as a public art that actively engaged in the social, economic, and political crises of the 1930s, and, more significantly, the experience of World War II. Polcari provides an account of the contemporary artistic, intellectual and cultural history to establish a macro-history of human beings under the pressures of war, fear, torment, and hope. Within this context, he convincingly presents Abstract Expressionism as a mode of modern, metaphysical 'history' painting that uses the forms and devices of modern art to come to terms with the brutality of contemporary history.…

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A major revisionist study of the art and artists who participated in what is now regarded as the first American style of international consequence. Based on examinations of new archival material and many unknown paintings, this study relates Abstract Expressionism to the actual historical circumstances, as well as intellectual and cultural milieu, of America from the 1930s to the 1950s. Stephen Polcari reverses the traditional perspective of Abstract Expressionism as an abstract art inspired by issues of the postwar period. Examining its roots in the art of the 1930s and 1940s, he contends that Abstract Expressionism emerges as a public art that actively engaged in the social, economic, and political crises of the 1930s, and, more significantly, the experience of World War II. Polcari provides an account of the contemporary artistic, intellectual and cultural history to establish a macro-history of human beings under the pressures of war, fear, torment, and hope. Within this context, he convincingly presents Abstract Expressionism as a mode of modern, metaphysical 'history' painting that uses the forms and devices of modern art to come to terms with the brutality of contemporary history.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Dust Jacket. 408 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped. Text free of markings. Very good dust jacket. Published in 1991 with no later printing history. Presumed First Edition / First Printing. Discussions of works by Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb, Barnett Newman, William Baziotes, Jackson Pollock, William De Kooning, and Robert Motherwell. This copy is smyth sewn. Smyth sewing is a method of bookbinding where groups of folded pages (referred to as signatures) are stitched together using binder thread. Each folded signature is sewn together individually with multiple stitches and then joined with other signatures to create the complete book block. This is the traditional and best method of bookbinding. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition. Light, slightly visible scratch on the front of dustjacket and minor rubbing (commonly visible on black-colored dustjackets) elsewise a bright, clean, tight copy sans other flaws. " In Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience," Stephen Polcari reverses the traditional view of Abstract Expressionism as an abstract art inspired by issues of the postwar period. Examining its roots in the art of the 1930s and 1940s, he contends that Abstract Expressionism emerges as a public art actively engaged with the social, economic, and political crises of the 1930s and, more significantly, with the experience of World War II." PROFUSELY ILLUS TRATED in 284 full color and black and white photographic reproductions of Abstract Expressionist artworks (many full page) with accompanying descriptive captions. 408 pages. LBCMD2.…

Hardcover (Original Cloth). Condition: Good (ex-library). Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st edition. Ex-library. Red cloth. Good/Good. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: art; ISBN: 0521404533. ISBN/EAN: 9780521404532. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19247.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. cloth, hard cover in dust jacket., no flaws or wear. clean. no markings. no bumps, tears. tight binding. appears unused.; xxiii-408pp., 32 color plates. 290 b/w illustrations. pollock, de kooning, rothko, still, gottlieb, newman, baziotes, motherwell, et al. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Large hardback w/ jacket; unmarked; no bent/torn pp.; jacket fine.

First Edition. 29 x 22 cm 408 pp with 32 colour and 290 b&w illustrations. Cloth, fine in fine dustwrapper.

hardcover. Condition: new.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. First edition 1991, matching copyright and publishing dates, no previous printings listed. Published by Cambridge University Press. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ. Condition new, square tight and crisp book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, no markings of any kind, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent pages, not a reminder. DJ new, bright and shiny, no tears, no chips, no edgewear, not clipped. 4to, 432 pages, 32 color plates, 290 illustrations. Large and heavy book will require additional postage for priority or international orders.…