The watercolors and pastels of the early American modern artist Arthur Dove (1880-1946) are among his most luminous and sensitive images of the American landscape. However, the role of these works in Dove's artistic development has never been adequately explored. This is the first book to focus exclusively on these works -- many of which have never before been published.Beginning with Dove's pastel series of 1911-12, Kirschner considers the independent significance of these works as well as their influence upon Doves oil ...
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The watercolors and pastels of the early American modern artist Arthur Dove (1880-1946) are among his most luminous and sensitive images of the American landscape. However, the role of these works in Dove's artistic development has never been adequately explored. This is the first book to focus exclusively on these works -- many of which have never before been published.Beginning with Dove's pastel series of 1911-12, Kirschner considers the independent significance of these works as well as their influence upon Doves oil paintings. His use of pastel was crucial to his approach to the materials of painting throughout his career, and indeed established his artistic goals from 1910 -- 1925. His landmark pastel series The Ten Commandments represents American modernism's first breakthrough into abstraction. Watercolor occupied Dove for much of the second half of his career, throughout the 1930s and 40s. Executed in the woods, on boats, and on the train, these exquisite works acted as a visual diary allowing Dove to record his initial, spontaneous responses to nature.Ms. Kirschner's book re-establishes a much-deserved focus on these works of Dove, and will be of deep interest to both scholars and lovers of art.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 118 pages. Hardcover. Text in English. There is some wear and slight delamination along the edge of the dustjacket with some light bumps to the edges of the boards. Else, the binding is tight, the interior clean and free of markings. Bound in green cloth covered boards and wrapped in an illustrated paper dustjacket. 40 illustrations, 34 in color. This is the first book to focus exclusively on the watercolors and pastels of the artist. A handsome production.
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New. 0807614394. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--128 pages, 40 illus. (36 in color), 4to. --with a bonus offer--
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Good+ (Small glue label at back cover, wraps show mild shelf/edgewear; interior is clean and tight. ) Color illus. wraps; 118 pp.; 6 bw figures, 35 color plates. Extensive text. Nice plates.
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Arthur Dove. Very good(+) in very good(+) jacket. Illustrated in color and black and white. 118 pages. Small square 4to, green cloth (one corner slightly bumped), dust wrapper. New York: George Braziller, 1998. A very good(+) copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper.