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Unknown Night : The Genius and Madness of R. A. Blakelock, an American Painter by Glyn Vincent (2003, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated
ISBN-100802140645
ISBN-139780802140647
eBay Product ID (ePID)30420636
Product Key Features
Book TitleUnknown Night : the Genius and Madness of R. A. Blakelock, an American Painter
Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAmerican / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGlyn Vincent
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal759.13
SynopsisIn 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape was sold at auction for a record price for a painting by a living American artist. Yet at the time of his triumph, Blakelock was confined in a psychiatric hospital. This remarkable biography chronicles the life, times, and madness of one of America's most celebrated--and exploited--painters. Full-color illustrations., On February 22, 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape Brook by Moonlight was sold at auction for $20,000, a record price for a painting by a living American artist. The sale made him famous, newspapers called him America's greatest artist, and thousands flocked to exhibits of his work. Yet at the time of his triumph Blakelock had spent fifteen years confined in a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York while his wife and children lived in poverty. Released from the asylum under the aegis of a young philanthropist, Blakelock was about to become the victim of one of the most heartless con games of the century. This remarkable biography chronicles the life, times, and madness of one of America's most celebrated and exploited painters whose brooding, hallucinogenic landscapes anticipated Abstract Expressionism by more than half a century. Like the best biographies, The Unknown Night brings to life a vanished world, the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New York -- a city of artists' studios and spiritualists' salons, shantytowns, and millionaires' mansions. Color and black-and-white illustrations are included., On February 22, 1916, Ralph Albert Blakelock's haunting landscape Brook by Moonlight was sold at auction for $20,000, a record price for a painting by a living American artist. The sale made him famous, newspapers called him America's greatest artist, and thousands flocked to exhibits of his work. Yet at the time of his triumph Blakelock had spent fifteen years confined in a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York while his wife and children lived in poverty. Released from the asylum under the aegis of a young philanthropist, Blakelock was about to become the victim of one of the most heartless con games of the century. This remarkable biography chronicles the life, times, and madness of one of America's most celebrated and exploited painters whose brooding, hallucinogenic landscapes anticipated Abstract Expressionism by more than half a century. Like the best biographies, The Unknown Night brings to life a vanished world, the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century New York--a city of artists' studios and spiritualists' salons, shantytowns, and millionaires' mansions.
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- Jan 04, 2016
" Any book on R.A. Blakelock is a good book"
I own all the books available on Blakelock, and if you really want to know the whole detailed story, complete, then this is the book for you. If you want to know everything about Blakelock and his life, you cannot do it without reading this book, period. Highly recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
