- Misc. Supplies: 4 pages
- Publisher: Dover Publications Inc. (1 Feb 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0486410749
- ISBN-13: 978-0486410746
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 10.2 x 0.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,467,435 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
Dali : 1904-1989 (French Edition)
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This publication presents the entire painted oeuvre of Salvador Dali (1904-1989). After many years of research, Robert Descharnes and Gilles Neret finally located all the paintings of this highly prolific artist. Many of the works had been inaccessible for years - in fact so many that almost half the illustrations in this book have rarely been seen.
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About the Author
Robert Descharnes, a photographer and writer, has published studies of major artists, among them Antoni Gaudi and Auguste Rodin. Since 1950, he has been documenting and cataloguing Dali's paintings and writings, and is now considered the leading expert on the artist. Shortly before Dali's death, Descharnes was appointed by him to take charge of the rights to his works, within the Societe Demart Pro Arte B.V., of which Descharnes is president. Gilles Neret was an art historian, journalist, writer, and museum correspondent. He organized several art retrospectives in Japan and founded the SEIBU museum and the Wildenstein Gallery in Tokyo. He directed art reviews such as L'Oeil and Connaissance des Arts and received the Elie Faure Prize in 1981 for his publications. Neret is the editor of TASCHEN'S catalogues raisonnes of the works of Monet and Velazquez, as well as the author of Dali The Paintings and Erotica Universalis. He died on August 3, 2005.
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92 of 92 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is nothing short of excellent. It is by far the best reference work I have ever seen. It shows his paintings from 1914 onwards through his transitional dalliances into Impressionism, Cubism, Pointilism, Futurism and Purism and beyond until it reaches his last painting in 1983. Alongside the paintings are superbly well written descriptions of that particular period in time. The book also includes many photographs of Dali, his family and the artist at work.
It is more than an omnium gatherum as you might expect from a large reference book. It is extremely well thought out and put together in a pleasing and easy to follow manner. Second to none.
44 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is excellent value for money. It was one of the first books I bought on Dali and it is a great introduction and overview of his life and his paintings. The book does not go into great depth or give great insights into the artists mind but it briefly highlights the main events in his life, also describing the different phases he went through and how these affected his painting. I found it very useful as an introductory text and as a reference guide. I reccomend it to the dali novice as it provides you with a framework and background that you can build on through reading the artists own writings.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm not an artist, nor do I know about art, but having to teach Dali to 7 year olds in arts week, this book came in very useful! There were obviously some images in the bokk unsuitable for children, but it gave me the basics.
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Wow, this is a big book, if your interested in dali then this book is well worth the money
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by A. Bilsbury
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Im building quite a collection of these books, love the artist, arrived on time, well packaged and excellent condition, cheers x
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Victoria
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An excellent overview of a wonderful artist. It certainly helps you look behind the well known pieces and see a tremendous amount of art work spanning many years.
Published on 24 Sep 2006 by Andrew Stokes
dali was one who knows, but acts as as if he did not know!!!
every time i bring up the salvador dali people say oh but he was a madmen, a lunatic. and i say no dali was very sane and it is you who are mad (in the sense) you can not see... Read more
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