Edward Lucie Smith Libros

Book is in excellent condition. Some scuff marks on the back of the book cover but otherwise looks brand new.

This lavishly illustrated book, the first of its kind, delves into the vast and vibrant American realist tradition. Sixteen diverse sections showcase the finest works from various groups, schools, and periods, starting before the Revolutionary War and covering movements like American Impressionism, the Ashcan School, Precisionism, Urban Realism, and Photorealism, extending to contemporary Postmodern Realism. The text provides compelling evidence that the American realist legacy holds a unique place in global art. In this critical synthesis, Edward Lucie-Smith examines the pioneering masters of American realism, including Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, and Edward Hopper. He also highlights contemporary realist painters who have recently gained recognition, such as Isabel Bishop and Alice Neel, alongside established figures like Wayne Thiebaud and Leon Golub, whose contributions are now being fully appreciated. The narrative includes emerging artists like Eric Fischl and Jeff Koons, who have achieved significant acclaim within this innovative tradition. The book traces the evolution of American realism to the present day, illustrating its continued vitality. With over one hundred color plates, this magnificent volume celebrates and illuminates the enduring power of a remarkable American legacy.

Rubens [hardcover] Rh Value Publishing [Dec 12, 1988]

A survey of one of the most controversial epochs art history, the Modern Movement, this text combines a critical eye with a historian's insight into wider trends. It reflects the changes that have swept across the art world since 1960, challenging the old assumptions and certainties.

A history of architecture, painting, sculpture and photography for each decade in the twentieth century - Gauguin - Cult of the Primitive - Van Gogh - Rodin - Klimt - Picasso - Rousseau - Fauves - Matisse - Cubism - Pictorialism - Andres Serrano - Cindy Sherman - Jeff Koons - Franz Marc

The series has always been highly regarded for its insight and authority, providing an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each volume contains an introductory essay, forty-eight full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white.

Images of women played a significant role in this new 'realist' interpretation of the world; they are now represented not as dim, mythical figures, but as real creatures of flesh and blood, whatever their position in the social hierarchy. The elegant society hostess and the modern bourgeois women enjoying a boating trip to Argentenil; the barmaid in one of Manet's noisy cafes and the Degas laundress; even the tart lounging lasciviously amidst the plush reds of the whore house - the Impressionists described all these women, to create a colourful and vived picture of Paris in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Moreover, the numerous portraits painted by these artists of their families and friends offer us an intimate view of the close-knit community called the Impressionist circle.

Foreword by Michel Laclotte. Introduction by Edward Lucie-Smith.

Edward Lucie-Smith is probably the best-known author in his field internationally respected for the breadth of his sympathies, for the clarity and directness of his writing on art, and for his ability to make complex contemporary developments accessible to a wide audience. He brings all of his talents to bear in this book, which is a wonderful compendium of erotic art and literature, selected by, and commented on by the world's leading authority on the subject.Edward Lucie-Smith is probably the best-known author in his field internationally respected for the breadth of his sympathies, for the clarity and directness of his writing on art, and for his ability to make complex contemporary developments accessible to a wide audience. He brings all of his talents to bear in this book, which is a wonderful compendium of erotic art and literature, selected by, and commented on by the world's leading authority on the subject.

The book explores a unique series of ambiguous drawings that serve as a meditative sequence, reflecting the artist's personal dreams and fantasies for private contemplation. These works mark a significant psychological advancement, linking them to the late self-portraits of Rembrandt and the Surrealist movements of artists like Salvador Dalì and Max Ernst. Edward Lucie-Smith's text contextualizes this pioneering exhibition, reconstructing Goya's dispersed album and examining contemporary perspectives on the self during its formative moments.