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- catalog abstract ""Robert Motherwell was by far the most intellectual and articulate of the Abstract Expressionists. This book, written by a friend of the artist, the writer and critic Mary Ann Caws, examines Motherwell's way of thinking and writing in relation to his paintings. The artist, American by birth and approach yet European in his way of visualizing and vocalizing artistic and philosophical traditions, always worked between these two poles, and it is this tension that imbues his oeuvre with its particular quality." "The author bases her interpretation of Motherwell on the artist's own writings and readings, as well as on extensive conversations and interviews with him. She considers his work and interests in relation to those of other Abstract Expressionists as well as to the work of the Surrealists. Her book highlights his deep attraction to France and French literature and art, and his concern with the idea of elegy and the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. His singularly American spirit provided him with a manner of painting and thinking unique among the Abstract Expressionists, as well as with a distinctive and highly personal filter through which to interpret his fascination with European literature and history."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12970563.
- catalog contributor b12970564.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Robert Motherwell was by far the most intellectual and articulate of the Abstract Expressionists. This book, written by a friend of the artist, the writer and critic Mary Ann Caws, examines Motherwell's way of thinking and writing in relation to his paintings. The artist, American by birth and approach yet European in his way of visualizing and vocalizing artistic and philosophical traditions, always worked between these two poles, and it is this tension that imbues his oeuvre with its particular quality." "The author bases her interpretation of Motherwell on the artist's own writings and readings, as well as on extensive conversations and interviews with him. She considers his work and interests in relation to those of other Abstract Expressionists as well as to the work of the Surrealists. Her book highlights his deep attraction to France and French literature and art, and his concern with the idea of elegy and the tragedy of the Spanish Civil War. His singularly American spirit provided him with a manner of painting and thinking unique among the Abstract Expressionists, as well as with a distinctive and highly personal filter through which to interpret his fascination with European literature and history."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "A short biography -- Painter, writer and reader -- America and Europe -- An ethical aesthetic : individual and public -- Feeling and violence -- Surrealism and spontaneity -- Voyage and quest : Baudelaire and Mallarmé, Eliot and Cornell -- Nocturnes : Matisse, Stevens and Schwartz; Frost and Jarrell -- Working through the night -- Cloud and mistake : Joyce and Yeats -- Elegy for us all : Lorca, Beckett, Alberti -- Open window : Whitman, Stevens, Olson -- Harmony of consciousness -- Open door : back to the studio -- The sublime : looking again now.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "207 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Robert Motherwell.".
- catalog identifier "1861891415(pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Robert Motherwell.".
- catalog isPartOf "Essays in art and culture".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Reaktion,".
- catalog relation "Robert Motherwell.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "709.2 21".
- catalog subject "Abstract expressionism United States.".
- catalog subject "Artists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Motherwell, Robert Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog subject "N6537.M67 C423 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "A short biography -- Painter, writer and reader -- America and Europe -- An ethical aesthetic : individual and public -- Feeling and violence -- Surrealism and spontaneity -- Voyage and quest : Baudelaire and Mallarmé, Eliot and Cornell -- Nocturnes : Matisse, Stevens and Schwartz; Frost and Jarrell -- Working through the night -- Cloud and mistake : Joyce and Yeats -- Elegy for us all : Lorca, Beckett, Alberti -- Open window : Whitman, Stevens, Olson -- Harmony of consciousness -- Open door : back to the studio -- The sublime : looking again now.".
- catalog title "Robert Motherwell : with pen and brush / Mary Ann Caws.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".