Realism in 20th Century Painting

by Brendan Prendeville

Book Overview

Realist painting has had a persistent and powerful presence in 20th-century art. This book - the first ever comprehensive and critical survey of the subject - demonstrates realism's vibrant, diverse and restlessly changing place in American and European painting, from Eakins, Bellows and Homer through Vuillard, Bonnard, Schiele, Morandi, Hopper and Giacometti, to Balthus, Lucian Freud and David Hockney. The author provides the historical, artistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500203369
• ISBN13: 9780500203361
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.2"