- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson; 2nd Revised edition edition (10 May 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500237395
- ISBN-13: 978-0500237397
- Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 21.1 x 2.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 837,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Just to flick through Edward Lucie-Smith's Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists is to be overwhelmed by the vibrancy and range of styles, eras and personalities that have shaped artistic and cultural perception throughout the last 100 years. Arguing that "twentieth-century artworks cannot be understood fully in total isolation", Lucie-Smith includes in each biography not only some sumptuous reproductions, but also photographs of his subjects at work, at play, posing as the Next Big Thing (Salvador Dali, 1937) or caught off- guard in relaxed mode (Naum Gabo with his wife in the south of France, 1920s). A pictorial biography divided into an impressive array of sections, Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists concentrates on every essential movement, from Fauvism, which heralded the birth of Modernism, through the varied forms of European Expressionism and American Abstract Expressionism, to British Pop Art. There some particularly effective chapters--the artists of pre and post-revolutionary Russia are studied in detail, and the final part of the book is devoted to an unclassifiable, but impressive array of artists, such as Yves Klein, Louise Bourgeois, and Jean-Michel Basquiat who "represent new approaches to the problems of making art". A fascinating record of some of the most arresting visual images of the last century, and an intimate study of some of art's greatest exponents. --Catherine Taylor
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Contained here are the sometimes strange, sad and intriguing life stories of 100 artists who have shaped our perceptions of the 20th century. Grouped according to style and era are both the undisputed greats and the controversial, from Picasso and Duchamp to Louise Bourgeois and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The stories are illustrated by their most notable paintings, including self-portraits, and completed with a guide for further reading.
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where's Andy Wyeth?, 7 July 2000
By Christine Menendez - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists (Hardcover)
I would have given the book five stars if, after having read through the entire book and encountered several rather obscure artists with whom I am not familiar, I had not suddenly realised that Andrew Wyeth was not even mentioned in the book. Why? He most certainly is twentieth century, and most certainly is an artist. Not even an obscure one. Bad enough that NC Wyeth only considered himself an illustrator of books and not a real artist; it is certainly reprehensible that his son, one of the greatest painters of any century, should be left out of a book which purports to chronicle the lives of the great twentieth century artists. This happens to be a very good book, a good overview of the various movements in art during the last century, but it has rather pointedly ignored a very fine and important artist whose enormous body of work should be at least be mentioned. And I won't even mention poor Norman Rockwell, who chronicled every day life in his own century much as the great artists of the past painted what was prosaic to them and very exotic to us. Maxfield Parrish was also ignored in this book. Not an artist, I guess, just an illustrator with the greatest understanding of light since Rembrandt. Oh, well. I feel much about this book as I do about "Great Poetry" collections which always manage to leave out that which I love the most. Everything, I guess, is a matter of opinion. If you know absolutely nothing about twentieth century art, this book will certainly give you a good introduction to the various artists and important movements. Perhaps the writer, Edward Lucie Smith, should have considered two or three volumes, in order to more completely cover this subject.
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pleasantly surprised..., 18 Sep 2009
By arugula - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists (Hardcover)
...at the excellent condition this book arrived in. It's a beautiful book with lots of great info, too.
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Is this a second edition?, 19 Oct 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Lives of the Great 20th-Century Artists (Hardcover)
How does this book differ from the book published by Rizzoli in 1986 titled Lives of the GreatTwentieth Century Artists.? I find it interesting that this is not marketed as a second or revised edition.
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