Search Results: cubism and abstract art by barr alfred h

Belknap Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 1986. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Brand: Belknap Press, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used: Good.

New. Originally published in 1936, in this classic account of the development of abstract art Alfred Barr analyses the many diverse abstract movements which emerged with bewildering rapidity in the early years of the twentieth century, and which had an impact on every major form of art. Barr traces the history of nonrepresentational art from its antecedents in late nineteenth-century painting in France - Seurat and Neo-Impressionism, Gauguin and Synthetism, and Cezanne - through abstract tendencies in Dada and Surrealism. He distinguishes two main trends in abstract art: the geometrical, structural current as it developed in Cubism and later in Constructivism and Mondrian, and the intuitional, decorative current running from Matisse and Fauvism through Kandinskt and, later, Surrealism. He shows how individual movements influenced one another, and how many artists experimented with more than one style. Barr also discusses the involvement of a number of abstract movements in architecture and the… Read More

Taylor & Francis, 2020. Paperback. New. 392 pages. 9.80x7.36x0.63 inches.

New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1966, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint of 1936 edition. 8vo. 249 pp., (1). b/w illustrations. Quarter green and gray cloth boards lettered in black at spine. Spine-ends and corners lightly rubbed, very small tear to crown of spine. Very Good. No dust jacket.

Hardback. New. Originally published in 1936, in this classic account of the development of abstract art Alfred Barr analyses the many diverse abstract movements which emerged with bewildering rapidity in the early years of the twentieth century, and which had an impact on every major form of art.

Belknap Press, 1986-03-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Taylor & Francis, 2019. Hardcover. New. 392 pages. 10.08x7.64x0.79 inches.

1ST EDITION 1936 fundamental book on abstract and cubism art. SEE PICS. No dust jacket, none may have been published. Cover has stain on upper left front along with the year of publication written in pencil/ink. Darkening around covers and spine consistent with age of book and use. Binding is solid. Edging is free of stains and marks but does reflect age, especially on top edge. Book plate from original owner on front pastedown endpaper. Pages are free of ANY writing, highlighting, stains, marks, folds or tears. Dimmed by age. Errata still glued to copyright page. Very collectible. Proceeds benefit public library outreach. (D2)
THE HISTORY OF THIS BOOK -- The 46th Exhibition of the Museum of Modern Art in the spring of 1936 was a landmark show which received nationwide press coverage. A massive retrospective of all things modern, it contained works from America, Europe, and even some African artifacts, featuring such artists as Arp, Braque, Cezanne, Calder, Giacometti, Le Corbusier, Mondrian, Picasso,… Read More

New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1936. Some soiling to cloth, and with fraying at the extremities. 4to. Original cloth. Lacks jacket. Signed by Walker Evans on the front free endpaper, with some underlinings in introduction, and a few page references on rear pastedown. "This groundbreaking exhibition was key to establishing the pedigree for modern art proposed by Museum of Modern Art Founding Director Alfred H. Barr, Jr.—a narrative that continues to shape the Museum's presentation of modernism to this day. In the introduction to the catalogue, Barr declared that the day's most adventurous artists 'had grown bored with painting facts. By a common and powerful impulse they were driven to abandon the imitation of natural appearance.' To demonstrate the breadth of this modernist impulse toward abstraction, Barr assembled a wide-ranging exhibition of nearly 400 works of painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, architecture, furniture, theater design, and typography. He also drew up a now-famous… Read More