Modern art 1900-45 The age of avant-gardes

Gabriele Crepaldi

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Published
New York, NY : Collins Design 2007.
Language
English
Italian
Main Author
Gabriele Crepaldi (-)
Edition
1st English language ed
Item Description
"Originally published in Italian in 2005 by Mondadori Electa"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description
399 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 32 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-394) and index.
ISBN
9780061363122
  • Art nouveau
  • Klimt, Schiele, and Kokoschka
  • Picasso, the blue and rose periods
  • Matisse and the Fauves
  • Cubism
  • Futurism
  • Avant-garde movements in Russia
  • Modigliani in Paris
  • Primitivism
  • Die Brücke and the birth of Expressionism
  • Der Blaue Reiter
  • Abstractionism
  • Metaphysical art
  • Dada
  • Surrealism
  • Art in Italy between the world wars
  • Art in Germany between the world wars
  • Art in Europe between the world wars
  • Art in the United States
  • The artists of Latin America
  • Sculpture
  • Art prints
  • Architecture
  • Design and the applied arts
  • Photography
  • Motion pictures
  • 1900-45: events, artists, works.
Review by Library Journal Review

While 1945 seems like the genuine end of an artistic era, it is odd to begin a consideration of modern art in 1900, as this would omit the 1880s and 1890s, universally seen as the moment of artistic change. Nonetheless, this is where Crepaldi, a director at an Italian auction house, begins his survey. Each of the more than 430 reproductions he presents, which include masterworks of all levels of recognition, many from Italian collections, is accompanied by brief stylistic and biographical notes; introductions averaging two pages long begin each chapter. While Crepaldi includes the art of standard masters like Picasso and Matisse (with some notable omissions, e.g., Arschile Gorky), he also features the work of less well-known artists such as Fernand Knopff and Mario Sironi. He focuses on European painting but also gives a nod to U.S. and Latin American painting as well as architecture and motion pictures. The striking graphic design distinguishes the book from others covering modern art. Suitable for public and academic libraries.--Kathryn Wekselman, M.Ln., Cincinnati, OH (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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