AÂ treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by
great artists, providing unique insight into their characters
and a glimpse into their lives. Artists’ Letters is a collection
of intriguing, entertaining, moving, significant, surprising, witty
and insightful correspondence from great artists. Arranged
thematically, it includes writings and musings on love, work, daily
life, money, travel and the creative process. On the theme
of friendship, for example, letters provide evidence of a creative
community between peers, with support and mutual appreciation that
helps to dispel the myth of the artist as solitary genius. Letters
between Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin show an ongoing
conversation and exchange of ideas. We see mutual admiration
between Claude Monet and Berthe Morisot, and Picasso’s quick
notes to Jean Cocteau illustrate their closeness. Letters, some of
which includes sketches and drawings, are reproduced with the
transcript and some background and contextual information
alongside. Artists include: Salvador Dali, Goya, Lucian
Freud, Vanessa Bell, Michelangelo, Mondrian, Gustav Klimt, Jasper
Johns, Edward Burne-Jones, William Blake, Marcel Duchamp, Dorothea
Tanning, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Picasso, Mark Rothko,
David Hockney, Monet, Marina Abramovic, Cindy Sherman, Joseph
Cornell, Leonora Carrington, Wang Zhideng, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono,
Renoir, Rubens, Eva Hesse, Cy Twombly, Roy Lichtenstein, Mary
Cassatt, Jackson Pollock, Leonardo da Vinci, Joseph Beuys, Judy
Chicago, Frida Kahlo, Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Auguste
Rodin, Camille Claudel, Henry Moore, Joshua Reynolds, Rembrandt,
Whistler, Anni Albers, Naum Gabo, Kazimir Malevich, Francis Bacon,
Ana Mendieta, Lee Krasner, Andy Warhol
General
Imprint: |
Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
Authors: |
Michael Bird
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Dimensions: |
236 x 170mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7112-8886-7 |
Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-7112-8886-0 |
Barcode: |
9780711288867 |
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