Kitaj in the Aura of Cezanne and Other Masters

Rudolf, Anthony and Wiggins, Colin

ISBN 10: 1857099567 / ISBN 13: 9781857099560

Edité par National Gallery, London, 2001

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This exhibition catalogue of 72 pages originally accompanied a show at the National Gallery - late in 2001. Kitaj first encountered European art as a post-war serviceman in London. Except for the charcoal drawings all illustrations are in (bright) colour(s). Some pieces entitled: `The Murder of Rosa Luxembourg' (1960) `Los Angeles No. 4' (2000) and `Amerika (Baseball) ' (1983) are included. The authors each have an accompanying essay. Cond : Paper wrapper is white with black and red lettering. Back cover is from Los Angeles No. 3 - Unfinished in 2000 - oil on canvas. Spine, corners and edges are all crisp. Volume clean, bright, and tight. Collectible !! No names nor tears. Quote (p. 47) : " ._._. with the immediacy of one's life, believe me. Thus, one's lovelife is as recent as today, and today's art. In his last decade, Cezanne redesigned the human form seemingly without precedent. And one is drawn towards his mysteriosly unlikely humans, towards his moon for ._._._. ." Size: 8vo.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Kitaj in the Aura of Cezanne and Other Masters
• Éditeur: National Gallery, London
• Date de parution: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1857099567
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781857099560
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Illustrateur: Colour Plates
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

For almost four decades, R.B. Kitaj played an integral role in British art. His enigmatic and highly personal paintings engage with contemporary culture, his Jewish identity and horror of the Holocaust. Shortly after his controversial retrospective at the Tate Gallery, London in 1994, he moved back to his native United States and now lives and works in Los Angeles. His great hero is Cezanne: "He is my greatest painter of all and the three last Bathers are my favourite art of all". He recently embarked upon a series of six major new pictures inspired by Cezanne's Bathers for an exhibition at the National Gallery, London. In this fully illustrated book, Kitaj's new paintings are reproduced for the first time, together with a series of beautiful black chalk drawings, directly inspired by Cezanne. The new paintings are discussed in the context of earlier works by Kitaj, which reveal his constant preoccupation with the Old Masters. The book includes a short essay about Kitaj's work, plus a new and previously unpublished interview with the artist.