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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherThames & Hudson
ISBN-100500281912
ISBN-139780500281918
eBay Product ID (ePID)71702661
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
TopicArt, Biography & Autobiography, Antiques & Collectibles, Artists, Architects, Photographers, History / General
AuthorEdward Lucie-Smith
IllustratorYes
Dimensions
Item Length11 In.
Item Height1.2 In.
Item Weight59 Oz
Item Width8 In.
Additional Product Features
LCCN2009-517157
Book TitleLives of the Great Modern Artists
Dewey Decimal709.22
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
Synopsis105 artists are presented in lively short biographies, and each entry is illustrated with important works, self-portraits, and photographs. Clearly grouped according to style and era are modern and contemporary art's pioneers, from Picasso and Duchamp to Louise Bourgeois and Jean-Michel Basquiat. New entries on rising stars such as Marlene Dumas and Zhang Xiaogang bring the book into the twenty-first century., Creative personalities are always fascinating, and to learn something new about the 20th and 21st centuries' greatest artists--whether eccentric or sober, outspoken or reclusive--is compelling. 105 artists are presented in lively short biographies, and each entry is illustrated with important works, self-portraits, and photographs. Clearly grouped according to style and era are modern and contemporary art's pioneers, from Picasso and Duchamp to Louise Bourgeois and Jean-Michel Basquiat. New entries on rising stars such as Marlene Dumas and Zhang Xiaogang bring the book into the twenty-first century., Creative personalities are always fascinating, and to learn something new about the 20th and 21st centuries' greatest artists--whether eccentric or sober, outspoken or reclusive--is compelling.