Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewAn essential overview of the beloved master colorist and pioneer of American modernism. Born in 1885 to a working-class family in Connecticut, Milton Avery left school at 16 to work in a factory. Intending to study lettering but soon transferring to painting, he attended evening school for fifteen years before moving to New York in the 1920s to pursue a career as a painter. Although he never identified with a particular movement, Avery was a sociable member of the New York art scene. He became a figure of considerable influence for a younger generation of American artists, including Mark Rothko, Adolph Gottlieb and Barnett Newman. His talent was praised by Rothko, who said 'the poetry penetrated every pore of the canvas to the last touch of the brush'. Edith Devaney introduces Avery and his work, while Erin Monroe looks at Avery's early years in Hartford, and Marla Price examines Matisse's influence upon his art. A conversation with the artist's daughter March Avery Cavanaugh and an illustrated chronology by Isabella Boorman complete the book. SELLING POINTS: . An authoritative study of the artist Milton Avery, an influence on the generation of Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman . Published to accompany a travelling exhibition: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas: 7 November 2021 30 January 2022; The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Connecticut: 24 February 5 June 2022; Royal Academy of Arts, London: 16 July - 16 October 2022 120 illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edith Devaney , Erin Monroe , Marla Price , Waqas WajahatPublisher: Royal Academy of Arts Imprint: Royal Academy of Arts Weight: 0.864kg ISBN: 9781912520435ISBN 10: 1912520435 Pages: 152 Publication Date: 03 September 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword 13 Acknowledgements 16 Milton Avery: ‘Poet-Inventor’ 19 Edith Devaney The Landscape of Milton Avery’s 31 Connecticut Years Erin C. Monroe Avery and Matisse 37 Marla Price Understanding Milton Avery 45 A conversation with his daughter March Avery Cavanaugh and his grandson Sean Cavanaugh Waqas Wajahat Catalogue plates Early Work: Landscape 54 Early Work: The City 72 Early Work: Domestic 82 Portraits 90 Innovation in Colour and Form 98 Late Work 114 Chronology 137 Isabella Boorman Endnotes 144 Further Reading 146 Lenders to the Exhibition 146 Photographic Acknowledgements 147 Index 148ReviewsMakes it apparent that Avery was not merely a predecessor of this great art movement, or even its godparent. He is a true abstract expressionist who happens not to veil the imagery.--Jonathan Jones Guardian "Makes it apparent that Avery was not merely a predecessor of this great art movement, or even its godparent. He is a true abstract expressionist who happens not to ""veil"" the imagery.--Jonathan Jones ""Guardian""" Makes it apparent that Avery was not merely a predecessor of this great art movement, or even its godparent. He is a true abstract expressionist who happens not to ""veil"" the imagery.--Jonathan Jones ""Guardian"" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
