Sean Scully's large-scale convases are an important contribution to contemporary abstract art. Born in Dublin in 1945, Scully trained in England before moving to the United States in 1975. Published to accompany a touring exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, to be shown in the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996, this survey traces the evolution of Scully's art. It examines the various influences on his work and illustrates a selection of his paintings. Essays by international critics and curators focus ...
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Sean Scully's large-scale convases are an important contribution to contemporary abstract art. Born in Dublin in 1945, Scully trained in England before moving to the United States in 1975. Published to accompany a touring exhibition organized by the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, to be shown in the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 1996, this survey traces the evolution of Scully's art. It examines the various influences on his work and illustrates a selection of his paintings. Essays by international critics and curators focus on the artist's evolving vision and accomplishments. An interview with Scully, provides insight into his working methods and motivations.
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1st Edition oversized HARDBACK w/Dustjacket in PROTECTIVE MYLAR, 160 pgs. With 89 illus, 62 in color; includes, checklist of the exhibition, chronology, exhibition history, bibliography, DJ in excellent shape! FREE USPS TRACKING NUMBER! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Thames & Hudson, 1995. 1st Edition.
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Very good. Hardcover. 160pp. Page edges slightly tanned, else a very good hardback in a jakcet that has some light wear at the extremities. Inscribed by Rifkin to photographer Ralph Gibson on the half title page with his ownership stamp on the front free endpaper.
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Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on title page to James T. Demetrion, former director of the Hirshhorn Museum. (painting, abstract, modern, exhibition catalogs) [ISBN 0500092494]
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Very Good. 1995. Hardcover. Cloth, d.j., in an acetate cover. 4to. Profuselly illus. Some shelf-wear. Else bright clean copy. Very Good. (Subject: Art).
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New. 0500092494. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--Text in English. 160 pp. With 89 ills. (62 col. ). 28 x 26 cm. Description: "Features fine color reproductions of 30 paintings and 32 works on paper produced over the past two decades by Dublin-born American artist Scully, the selection including examples of his early hard-edge abstractions as well as many of the large-scale striped-panel compositions that have dominated his output since 1980. A lengthy interview with Scully supplements four critical essays (one reprinted) that explore the formal and spiritual values informing the artist's painterly oeuvre, his links to a broad range of art historical traditions, and his innovative revision of Modernist principles of abstraction."--with a bonus offer--; 0.5 x 10.75 x 10.25 Inches.
