Hassel Smith: Paintings 1937-1997

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Hassel Smith: Paintings 1937-1997

This book on the Abstract Expressionist painter Hassel Smith illustrates all periods of the artist's many-faceted career.
Considered by critics as a "West Coast underground legend," Hassel Smith was an influential member of the experimental school of artists that emerged from post-World War II California. Together with Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko, and Richard Diebenkorn, Smith made his name at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) and from 1950 until the mid-1960s with successful exhibitions in Europe and on both coasts of the US. While his breakthrough paintings are characterized by their wildly vibrant brushstrokes and explosions of color, Smith was equally adept in a more restrained style, producing in later years the magisterial sequence of "measured" abstractions. As an initial burst of fame subsided, Smith continued to paint with unwavering energy. The result is a robust and dynamic body of work that reflects Smithâ€™s persistent curiosity and the breadth of his inquiry into the possibilities of painting. Long awaited by followers of the innovative art of the American Far West, this volume presents a full appreciation of Smithâ€™s achievement.
Country USA
Brand Prestel
Manufacturer Prestel
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 90 colour
ReleaseDate 2012-10-25
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884202017628
EANs 9783791351070

Country	USA
Brand	Prestel
Manufacturer	Prestel
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	90 colour
ReleaseDate	2012-10-25
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884202017628
EANs	9783791351070

Hassel Smith: Paintings 1937-1997

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