A monograph on the life and work of an outstanding abstract expressionist painter, now emerging as one of the most important women artists of the 20th century. Lee Krasner, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, was one of the few female artists to be given a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. This volume features a selection of the artist’s most important paintings, collages and works on paper; essays on her life and art by Eleanor Nairne, Katy Siegel, John Yau and Suzanne Hudson; an interview with her biographer, Gail Levin; and a fully illustrated chronology.
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Foreword Introduction by Eleanor Nairne Essay by Katy Siegel Essay by John Yau Essay by Suzanne Hudson Becoming Lee Life Drawing War Service Windows Little Images Stable Gallery Prophecy Night Journeys Primary Series Palingenesis Eleven Ways Interview – Lee Krasner with Gail Levin Illustrated Chronology
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'Exhilarating and thorough' - Literary Review
A monograph on the life and work of an outstanding abstract expressionist painter, now emerging as one of the most important women artists of the 20th century

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ISBN
9780500297582
Publisert
2024-02-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Vekt
680 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
187 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
240

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Eleanor Nairne is Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She was Senior Curator at Barbican Art Gallery, London, where her exhibitions included ‘Alice Neel: Hot off the Griddle’ (2023), ‘Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty’ (2021), ‘Lee Krasner: Living Colour’ (2019) and ‘Basquiat: Boom for Real’ (2017).