Eric Fischl, 1970-2000
New York: Monacelli Press, 2000. Hardcover. A glossy color-illustrated casebound book. The title is in yellow and blue on a red spine. Pages: (10), 11-312. Profusely illustrated with a majority color images. VG: Exlibrary book. Sticker on the cover at the base of the spine. Due date card on back pasted end page. Item #203713
ISBN: 9781580930758
"This volume is the latest and most comprehensive examination of this important twentieth-century painter. Two hundred thirty-three works, selected in conjunction with the artist, present the full scope of Fischl's career over the past decades: the 1970s, with Fischl's seminal formative work; the 1980s, when he burst onto the art world; and the 1990s, with the artist's mature works, often of a personal and contemplative nature. In his most recent paintings Fischl has turned to portraits of his intimate circle of friends, including Mike Nicholas, Steve Martin, and his own wife, the painter April Gornik. These engrossing images have been accomplished with a mastery that has been compared to that of Caravaggio. The introduction, by philosopher and critic Arthur Danto, places Fischl in the context of his contemporaries. Commentary drawn from interviews with Fischl, conducted by noted writer Robert Enright, accompanies the paintings. Finally, a witty and personal afterword by Steve Martin, best known as a gifted comic actor and author, but also an astute collector of modern art, discusses Barbeque, a famed Fischl painting from his private collection."
OCLC: 45848141
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