Icons of Art, The 20th Century

A snazzy new 21st century design for a timeless Prestel classic starting with Rodin and ending with Louise Bourgeois, "Icons of Art: The 20th Century" features full-colour reproductions of nearly one hundred important paintings, sculptures, photographs and multi-media projects and accompanied by brief biographies of the artists, informative essays, anecdotal information and comparative illustrations. A magnificent introduction to modern masterpieces, this information-packed volume offers an enlightening chronological perspective on the ever-changing face of art as it highlights the works and figures with whom every art lover should be familiar.

Product details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9783791329871
• ISBN: 978-3-7913-2987-1
• No. of pages: 216
• Weight: 830 g
• Illustrations: w. 98 b&w and 202 col. figs.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Plastic arts