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82) Picasso
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Discusses the life and work of artist Pablo Picasso, who founded the movement known as Cubism.
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Painting, with its endless capacity for reinvention, continues to occupy a privileged position in Western art. Since the mid-20th century, new practices have pushed art into territories such as performance and installation, leading some critics and artists to declare painting irrelevant or even finished. But these developments have, in fact, driven painting to new heights of innovation and interest, making these seventy years arguably the most lively...
92) Vincent Van Gogh
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Discusses the life, work, and legacy of nineteenth-century Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh.
95) What is realism?
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"With prompting questions and historical background, an early reader comes face to face with famous works of Realist art and is encouraged to identify actions and consider everyday events"--
96) Van Gogh
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Traces the brief and troubled life of van Gogh: his birth in a Dutch village, his travels in Belgium and England, his arrival in Impressionist Paris and his discovery of the delights of the south of France, where he died at 37. Shows how, in spite of suffering mental crises and inner turmoil, van Gogh always continued to search for ways of painting that expressed the true essence of his subjects.
98) Vincent van Gogh
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Vincent van Gogh's artistic career only lasted from about 1880 to 1890. During that time, he produced over eight hundred paintings and a huge collection of drawings. Virtually self-taught, van Gogh developed his own individual style, which continues to inspire many today. Few artists of his time regarded him as a great painter, but during the twentieth century, decades after his death, he ranked among the most popular of artists. His works reveal...
99) Andrew Wyeth
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Examines the life and work of the popular American artist.
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Introduces ways of seeing, experiencing, and appreciating art through the examination of contemporary American works. Beautifully designed, organized, reasoned, and presented, an outstanding, mind-expanding book. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age.
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