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Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
Philip Hook
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Kunstgeschichte
Beschreibung
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The ten years leading up to the First World War were the most exciting, frenzied and revolutionary in the history of art. They were the crucible of Modernism, when Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism and Abstract Art all burst forth. Simultaneously the Old Master market boomed, and art itself was politically weaponised in advance of approaching war.
What was the conventional art against which Modernism was rebelling? Why did avant-garde artists become so obsessed with themselves? What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art? And why did others pay so much money for Old Masters?
Art expert Philip Hook brings to bear a unique perspective on the art of a unique and extreme decade.
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A fresh and often wry look at [the] avant-garde quartiers of Paris
Philip Hook makes modern art understandable and accessible to us all ... His lifetime of proximity to works by great masters has made him a well informed afficionado. [An] easily readable, engaging book
Erudite and amusing ... unfailingly enjoyable ... rich in anecdote and candid in opinion ... an invigorating introduction to the subject
This is a spirited history told with the rush and hustle of a true enthusiast ... Hook pulls his material together with verve and élan
Consummately well-informed and readable, replete with shameless gossip and memorable anecdote ... This book is a mesmerising pleasure
Wonderfully entertaining ... full of cracking stories
Fascinating and elegantly written...both wise and timely
A pleasure to read
Excellent ... readable and accessible to both non-academic and scholar
Fascinating ... Hook writes with honesty and wry detachment
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nineteenth century, Kirchner, genius, Schiele, Renoir, impressionism, fauvism, cezanne, pointillism, Kandinsky, Klimt, Paris art scene, Malevich, breakfast at sotheby’s, Matisse, artistic revolution, renaissance, cubism, Monet, world war one, Modigliani, Derain, Boccioni, Picasso