Abstraction: paths to abstraction 1867-1917 ; [in association with the exhibition "Paths to abstraction 1867 - 1917", Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 26 June - 19 September 2010]

Surveying the art of 5 decades, from 1867 to 1917, this book follows the broad and diverse ways that artists and their public learnt to see and to judge works of art abstractly. It argues that abstraction arose directly from a tradition of speculation about the nature of art and of aesthetic experie...

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Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sydney Art Gallery of New South Wales 2010
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:Surveying the art of 5 decades, from 1867 to 1917, this book follows the broad and diverse ways that artists and their public learnt to see and to judge works of art abstractly. It argues that abstraction arose directly from a tradition of speculation about the nature of art and of aesthetic experience
Item Description:Includes bibliographic references and index
Physical Description:295 p. col. ill. 28 cm
ISBN:9781741740561
1741740568

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