Treasures of 19th- and 20th-Century Painting: The Art Institute of Chicago (Tiny Folios Series)

By James N. Wood

Book Overview

Included in this collection are numerous masterpieces of Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Surrealism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and other aspects of Modernism. Today a number of these paintings are revered as icons of modern Western culture, emblems of the inspired experimentation that has taken place on both sides of the Atlantic.

For the last century, the Art Institute has supported the achievements of the most distinguished artists from Europe and America, acquiring and exhibiting now-beloved works of Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock, and others. This folio is presented as both an introduction to this collection and as a survey of the styles, subjects, and themes of Western art of the last two centuries, from the linear classicism of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres through the optical studies of Claude Monet and the Impressionists; from the lyrical, colorful abstractions of Vasily Kandinsky to the fractured picture planes of Pablo Picasso and the Cubists; from the enigmatic compositions of Salvador Dali and the Surrealists to the media-appropriated Pop-art portraits of Andy Warhol. These magnificent paintings eloquently narrate the discussions of the nature of art, quality, innovation, style, and form that have defined the modern era in art history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789204029
• ISBN13: 9780789204028
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.3" x 4.8"

Customer Reviews

SMALL BUT GOOD

The reproductions in this book are quite small,but very high quailty.As long as you have good eyes,you should be able to allreciate the artwork to full extent.

A tiny treasure you can take anywhere

The Tiny Folio series is simply wonderful! As a frequent traveler who loves to discuss (share) art, I make it a habit to bring these miniature art books with me whenever I can. This version showcases the Art Institute's well known pieces. Included are works from John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassat, Toulouse-Latrec, Gauguin, Monet, Van Gogh, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, and Suerat (A Sunday on La Grande Jatte). Okay, that's a long list, but it's just a sample of what's inside! The book offers a delightful mix of styles, concluding with Warhol, Mondrian, Lichtenstein and Pollock. The pictures are, of course, quite small, but the book is too! That's what makes it so lovely! It can go anywhere. And never have I seen a better representation of such a variety of artists at such an inexpensive price. (And, this is a book you can let the smallest toddler look at! It's just right for little hands!)