088269
Harry N. Abrams - Pocket Books
New York
1953
11,5×17
meki
engleski
Cijena: 6,00 EUR
Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) is a famous art book dedicated to the life and work of the famous French Fauvist painter. This is the first edition published in 1953. Harry N. Abrams and Pocket Books. This work provides an excellent introduction to Dufy's distinctive style full of vibrant colors and cheerful motifs. The book is part of the popular series called Pocket Library of Great Art. This series was created to make art accessible to everyone. The book contains a text by art historian Alfred Werner. He explains Dufy's artistic development. The text is accompanied by numerous reproductions of color paintings and black and white illustrations. In the book you can see some of Dufy's most famous works. These are paintings such as Casino at Nice, Red Concert, Royal Yacht Club and Blue Mozart. Raoul Dufy was a French painter who belonged to the movement called Fauvism. The Fauvists used very bright, pure and unrealistic colors to convey emotions. Dufy was known as the "painter of life and joy". His paintings most often depict scenes of elegant society outdoors. He painted horse races, regattas, concerts, hotels and beaches on the French Riviera. His work combines fine art with decorative design, as he also worked with textiles and ceramics. Alfred Werner (1911–1979) was a distinguished art historian, critic and author. He wrote many books on the great masters of modern art. His text in this book helps the reader to better understand Dufy's paintings, his imagination and the way he used color. Unpaginated.
