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OverviewThe strength and vitality of Denver artist Paul Kontny’s work reflected his passion for life and the inspiration he found in his environment. Happy to have escaped death during World War II, he relished the opportunity to paint and sculpt those subjects that fascinated him. He took images from the visual world and recast them in works ranging from the representational to the abstract and never ceased to evolve in a career that spanned more than fifty years. Kontny’s creative output—works on paper, sculptures, and oils done in his signature marble dust technique—derived from his keen observation of people and the world around him, whether in Europe or on his trips to North Africa, Central and South America, and the Pacific or later in the United States and Mexico. Paul Kontny: A Modern Artist in Europe and America is rich in the history of early twentieth-century Poland and the plight of soldiers conscripted into the German army—and the life of an architect dedicated to helping rebuild and then embarking on a transcontinental life as an artist. The book includes photographs and images of Kontny’s life and travels, input from friends, collectors, and family, and more than 100 color reproductions of his striking and varied works. Published in Association with the Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stan CubaPublisher: University Press of Colorado Imprint: University Press of Colorado Dimensions: Width: 26.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 1.890kg ISBN: 9781646423453ISBN 10: 1646423453 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 21 March 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews"""Well produced and beautifully designed--the work and life of Paul Kontny deserves and justifies such an effort."" --Andreas Curtius, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Nuremberg Municipal Art Collections ""Paul Kontny: A Modern Artist in Europe and America is rich in the history of early twentieth-century Poland and the plight of soldiers conscripted into the German army--and the life of an architect dedicated to helping rebuild and then embarking on a transcontinental life as an artist."" --Polish American Journal" Author InformationStan Cuba, a graduate of Columbia University in New York, is associate consulting curator (and former associate curator) of the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art in Denver. In addition to curating and writing catalogs for many exhibits of regional art, he has written John F. Carlson and Artists of the Broadmoor Academy, Sandzén in Colorado, The Denver Artists Guild—Its Founding Members: An Illustrated History, and coauthored The Art of Charles Partridge Adams, The Colorado Book, Pikes Peak Vision: The Broadmoor Art Academy, 1919–1945, and Celebrating the Broadmoor Art Academy and Its Legacy 1919-1970. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |