Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece

Name: Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece
Brand: Quarto Publishing PLC
SKU: 9781847804235
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English

By (author): Jo Saxton

A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting. Follow his silver trail through a selection of famous modern paintings by an exciting range of modern artists including Pollock, Rothko, Mondrian, Dali, Picasso and Matisse in search of a piece of art that represents him.

Paintings reproduced in the book:

Pablo Picasso Maya in a Sailor Suit, 1938. MOMA
Barnett Newman Abraham, 1949. MOMA
Jackson Pollock Number 20, 1949. Private Collection/James Goodman Gallery, New York
Mark Rothko White Centre, 1950. Private Collection
Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory, 1931. MOMA
Ben Nicholson 1940-42 (two forms). Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire.
Henri Matisse The Snail, 1953, Tate Modern
Henri Matisse Goldfish (Red Fish), 1911 Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

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Dimensions: 220 x 220mm
Publication Date: 02 May 2013
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781847804235

About Jo Saxton

Jo Saxton fell in love with great paintings when she first went to the National Gallery at the age of 12. Since then she has become a professional art historian gaining a Ph.D. in 17th-century Dutch painting and drawing and is an expert on art and education for school-age children. Jo has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Cambridge University inner-city state schools and academies and has also advised government.