Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (550 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300087225 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It examines these paintings as aesthetic objects rather than historical documents, allowing the reader to see each work as a self-conscious fashioning of a personal vision and an integral part of mainstream American art.. A tour of the art of the Old West, based on the Anschutz Collection
From School Library Journal Adult/High School-Ranging from the 1820s to the present, these paintings from a private collection feature all of the famous Western artists, including Remington, Russell, Schreyvogel, O'Keeffe, Bierstadt, Moran, Bingham, Catlin, Miller, Farny, and many others who seldom painted Western scenes: Benton, Henri, Bellows, Hartley, Hassam, and Twachtman, among others. . Occasionally a painting is juxtaposed with a stylistically similar European artwork. Organized into portraiture, still lifes, genre painting, and landscapes, this book, with its 200 color reproductions, will enthrall art lovers. Acc
"Five Stars" according to Estevan Luciano Griego. love it. Dale Roberts said Great Survey of Western Art. This is one of the best surveys of Western Art I have ever seen. The images are well chosen and include Remington, Russell, Bierstadt, Moran, Taos and Santa Fe artists and many others. The quality of the reproductions is high, all are in color (shouldn't they be if the . Superb Book Painters and the American West: The Anschutz Collection is a superb collection of painters of the American west.I purchased it because of the comprehensive inclusion of the major artists of this area of America and of an era which has past.