Richard Diebenkorn
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (549 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1419716204 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Disappointing; a contraction of the Nordlund book, not an expansion" according to J. Landau. Important: look at the dates of the reviews!The descriptions of the enthusiastic reviewers are most likely are describing the earlier 1987 edition, given the dates of the reviews.This is a later, abbreviated edition of the 1987 book!The publisher described this 2015 book as an "expanded edition of Gerald Nordlund's authoritative" edition of 1987. You do not expand on a 2Disappointing; a contraction of the Nordlund book, not an expansion J. Landau Important: look at the dates of the reviews!The descriptions of the enthusiastic reviewers are most likely are describing the earlier 1987 edition, given the dates of the reviews.This is a later, abbreviated edition of the 1987 book!The publisher described this 2015 book as an "expanded edition of Gerald Nordlund's authoritative" edition of 1987. You do not expand on a 248 page book by putting out a 189 page book.Further, the illustrations in this later editionare disappointing due to both the uneven color quality of the reproductions (too dark in several instances) and the fact that the paper has minimal coating. The ill. 8 page book by putting out a 189 page book.Further, the illustrations in this later editionare disappointing due to both the uneven color quality of the reproductions (too dark in several instances) and the fact that the paper has minimal coating. The ill. "Five Stars" according to Sfpainter. Very good. An exemplary art book One of the best art books I have read so far. The reproductions do justice to this master of color, virtually unknown outside the U.S.and, as a French reader,thanks to this book, I discovered one of the most impressive achievements in recent modern art: the Ocean Park series which Diebenkorn painted in the late 60's and early 70's. The other aspects of his oeuvre are, in my opinion, not as imposing, but to understand an artist, it is necessary to have a global vision of his output, and this is what this book manages to give.
It is the perfect introduction to the work of this seminal California artist.. This volume contains a biographical introduction by Sarah C. A West Coast native, Diebenkorn captured the light and color of the land and sea in a way that resonates with anyone who has spent time there. The book covers Diebenkorn’s three distinct periods, which saw him gain recognition as a leading Abstract Expressionist in the early 1950s, then turn to figurative painting, before embarking on a highly successful period of abstract paintings and drawings— the Ocean Park Series. Together these bring the artist’s rich, four-decade-long career into focus. Beloved artist Richard Diebenkorn (1922–1993) is best known for paintings that powerfully evoke the California coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Bancroft, an essay on Diebenkorn’s influences by Steven Nash, and an essay on Diebenkorn’s works on paper by Edith Devaney
Diebenkorn, who died in 1993, long ago entered the pantheon of great modernist artists. The text is clear, straightforward, and largely convincing, though there is surprisingly little comparative material by other artists. Richard Diebenkorn is an expanded edition of Gerald Nordland's authoritative study of the painter, first published in 1987 and now reissued by Rizzoli, a leading publisher of fine-art books. Abruptly changing direction in the late 1960s, he rediscovered abstraction in an extraordinary series of grandly conceived paintings titled "Ocean Park," produced over