Robert Motherwell - David Anfam
Elegy to the Spanish Republic
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KORTE INHOUD
Robert Motherwell (1915-91) came to abstraction not through painting, but through philosophy, poetry and art history. While studying at Stanford, he was introduced to modernism and symbolism; Mallarmé's dictum, 'To paint, not the thing, but the effect it provides', would prove essential in Motherwell's work. Elegy to the Spanish Republic is perhaps the most literal example of this influence. Begun in 1948, the series, comprising some 150 canvases, was the artist's 'funeral song for something once cared abou...
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2016 Uitgever: Lévy Gorvy 120 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 1944379002 ISBN-13: 9781944379001Koop dit boek tweedehands
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