Perhaps more than any of his contemporaries, he developed a radically abstract style of painting that fused cubism, surrealism and expressionism. The battle between abstraction and figuration was essential to his art as he moved from the profound blackandwhite abstractions of the 1940s to the ferocious women of the 1950s, through the later landscapes and the final lyrical abstractions. While many of his colleagues moved from figuration to. He was born in rotterdam, where he grew up in an impoverished household and attended the rotterdam academy, training in fine and commercial arts. Paintings david sylvester, richard shiff, martha prather on. Born in rotterdam, he moved to new york when twentytwo. He left school in 1916 and became an apprentice in a firm of commercial artists. See available prints and multiples, paintings, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. In this sense, his paintings exemplify harold rosenbergs definition of action painting the painting is an event, an encounter. Essays by klaus kertess, ralph ubl and bernhard mendes burgi. This richly illustrated volume offers a perceptive and.
A way of living 20th century living masters in new york journal of books. Though he had arrived in new york as a 22yearold stowaway in 1926, by 1951, as author judith zilczer writes in her book, a way of living. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. May 08, 2015 subscribe book shop travel with us smartnews. Very thin 4to, paper wrappers wrappers slightly rubbed and very slight creasing on spine. Provides a pictorial record of the abstract expressionists approach to art. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. His parents were divorced when he was three years old. Paintings by prather, martha,shiff, richard,sylvester, david and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His gestural workswhich were loosely based on figures, landscapes, and still lifeshelped establish a distinctly american style of painting. For the catalogue accompanying the presentation, jenny saville spoke on the gestures and elemental elegance of these paintings. An exhibition organized by walker art center held at walker art center, minneapolis, march 10april 21, 1974. Rarely does a publication come along that engages fully with both.
Ten paintings, 19831985 explored the legendary artists late work. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. In a new format, the bestselling monograph on one of the most influential painters of the twentieth century. The design is a little heavy handed, for example the ideosyncratic typeface, but it does not get in the way of viewing the plates.