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How to Read a Modern Painting

Paperback • 2006 • English

How to Read a Modern Painting: Lessons from the Modern Masters

By Jon Thompson

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About the book

Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating for the casual observer to comprehend. In this accessible, practical guide, author and instructor Jon Thompson explores more than 200 works, helping readers to unlock each painting’s meaning. Beginning with the Barbizon school and the Realist movement of the mid-19th century and continuing through the 1980s avant-garde, artists including Bonnard, Basquiat, Van Gogh, Picasso, Degas, Wa...Show more

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ISBN

9780810949447

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Published year

2006

Language

English

Original title

How to Read a Modern Painting

Format

Paperback

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