Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
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artistic revolution
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Boccioni
breakfast at sotheby’s
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cezanne
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fauvism
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Kandinsky
Kirchner
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Malevich
Matisse
Modigliani
Monet
nineteenth century
Paris art scene
Picasso
pointillism
renaissance
Renoir
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world war one
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- ISBN 9781788161862
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 03 Oct 2024
- Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR
The ten years leading up to the First World War were the most exciting, frenzied and revolutionary in the history of art. They were the crucible of Modernism, when Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism and Abstract Art all burst forth. Simultaneously the Old Master market boomed, and art itself was politically weaponised in advance of approaching war.
What was the conventional art against which Modernism was rebelling? Why did avant-garde artists become so obsessed with themselves? What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art? And why did others pay so much money for Old Masters?
Art expert Philip Hook brings to bear a unique perspective on the art of a unique and extreme decade.
Philip Hook was, until recently, Director of Impressionist and Modern Art at Sotheby's. Prior to that he was Director of Nineteenth Century Paintings at Christie's. His book Breakfast at Sotheby's (2013) was a Book of the Year in the Sunday Times, Spectator, Financial Times, Guardian, and Mail on Sunday.
