""Masters of Popular Painting: Modern Primitives of Europe and America"" is a book written by Holger Cahill. The book explores the work of modern primitive painters from Europe and America, who were largely self-taught and created art that was often inspired by their own personal experiences and cultural backgrounds. The book features over 100 full-color reproductions of paintings by artists such as Grandma Moses, Horace Pippin, and Morris Hirshfield, among others. The book provides a historical context for the emergence of ...
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""Masters of Popular Painting: Modern Primitives of Europe and America"" is a book written by Holger Cahill. The book explores the work of modern primitive painters from Europe and America, who were largely self-taught and created art that was often inspired by their own personal experiences and cultural backgrounds. The book features over 100 full-color reproductions of paintings by artists such as Grandma Moses, Horace Pippin, and Morris Hirshfield, among others. The book provides a historical context for the emergence of modern primitive art and examines the cultural significance of this art movement. It also includes biographical information about each artist and their unique artistic style. Overall, ""Masters of Popular Painting"" is a comprehensive exploration of an important art movement that continues to influence contemporary art today.Additional Author Is Dorothy C. Miller. Preface Done By Alfred H. Barr, Jr.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Good (Ex. lib; Some soiling to covers; Cover pulling away from binding, though pages intact) Brown cloth. 171 pp. 82 bw, 2 color repros. Essays by Holger Cahill, M. Gauthier, Jean Cassou, Dorothy Miller and others. Catalog lists 171 works, 81 of them by American folk artists. Includes artists' biographies and bibliography.
