The Essential Jackson Pollock

Spring, Justin

ISBN 10: 0810958090 / ISBN 13: 9780810958098

Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; Wonderland Press, New York, 1998

About this Item

112 pages, colour illustrations; 16 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Fine DJ. Size: 16mo.

Seller Inventory # 115965

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essential Jackson Pollock
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers; Wonderland Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810958090
• ISBN 13: 9780810958098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • A BARGAIN BASEMENT
  • XS::Small
  • Movements::Abstract Expressionism
  • USA::6. Late Modern, 1945-1999
  • USA::5. Modern, 1900-1945

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Synopsis

For readers who have little time to spare and are averse to art-world jargon, this series aims to provide an entertaining guide to individual artists and pop culture. Each volume presents an account of the artist's life, personal and professional anecdotes, concise definitions of cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work, and colour reproductions. Jackson Pollock has been described as the most important American painter of the 20th century, and is credited with having invented Abstract Impressionism. Thrust into international celebrity, he died violently. This book considers the question of what is significant about Pollock's "drip" paintings, what caused his mental breakdowns, and what his western upbringing has to do with his art.