Ivan Albright
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (798 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555951368 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A positive, energetic, and fun-loving man, he nonetheless painted dark and troubling portraits that focus, unnervingly, on decay, aging, and death. An artist with the unusual distinction of having one of his paintings star in a film, his Portrait of Dorian Gray (1943), Albright should be better known, and, with this outstanding monograph accompanying the striking exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, he will be. Donna Seaman. A master technician, Albright created meticulously detailed paintings, sculpted, carved his own frames, and devised a number of innovative techniques to explore his fascination with perception. From Booklist It's a commonplace to say that artists are unique, but Ivan Albright (1897^-1983) is truly in a class by himself. Albright wrote, "The body is our tomb," and admitted that he liked to make viewers uncomfortable by challenging their notions o
Comprehensive monograph celebrates the Centennial of America's most original artist.
"a wonderful delight" according to Bartok Kinski. A madman type of artist, it's a wonderful delight to find this in print.. About This Edition This is the Art Institute of Chicago edition, distributed by Hudson Hills Press. Large format trade paperback on glossy paper: 93 illustrations of Albright's work; about 50 other illustrations: Albright, his family, biographical background, zeitgeist, Electric Light and Power cover. Excellent in all aspects. Eileen T. Parker Great in all regards.