Mark Rothko Biography Abstract Expressionist Modern Art Color Field Genius Hcdj

by James E. B. Breslin

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.no-subscribe { display: none} [contenteditable] { pointer-events: none; } MARK ROTHKO: A Biography by James E. B. Breslin Published by University of Chicago Press, 1994. Third Printing. Very good hardcover, in very good dustjacket. Tight binding, solid spine, clean unmarked text. Illustrated, 8vo, index, 700 pages. A book of heroic dimensions, this is the first full-length biography of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century—a man as fascinating, difficult, and compelling as the paintings he produced. Drawing on exclusive access to Mark Rothko's personal papers and over one hundred interviews with artists, patrons, and dealers, James Breslin tells the story of a life in art—the personal costs and professional triumphs, the convergence of genius and ego, the clash of culture and commerce. Breslin offers us not only an enticing look at Rothko as a person, but delivers a lush, in-depth portrait of the New York art scene of the 1930s, ’40s, and ’50s—the world of Abstract Expressionism, of Pollock, Rothko, de Kooning, and Klein, which would influence artists for generations to come. "In Breslin, Rothko has the ideal biographer—thorough but never tedious, a good storyteller with an ear for the spoken word, fond but not fawning, and possessed of a most rare ability to comment on non-representational art without sounding preposterous."—Robert Kiely, Boston Book Review Loc: E18 StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedback MARK ROTHKO BIOGRAPHY ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONIST MODERN ART COLOR FI

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Year: 1993
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 0226074056
• Condition: Very Good

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