Confessions of an Old Jewish Painter - Autobiography

After many years of rumours, R. B. Kitaj's Confessions of an Old Jewish Painter is finally available in its first publication ever. A jewel among artist's autobiographies, it relates his passionate life as a seafarer and book trader, his splendid rise and bitter fall in the British art scene, and his faible for harlots.

About the author

David Hockney, geb. 1937 in England, ist einer der bedeutendsten zeitgenössischen Künstler. Der Wahlkalifornier, der in jungen Jahren die britische Kunstszene aufrüttelte, wird zu den Pionieren der Pop Art gezählt. Durch seine Auseinandersetzung mit den Möglichkeiten der Kamera gilt Hockney heute als Erneuerer der Fotokunst. Neben Gemälden schuf der Künstler eine große Anzahl von Zeichnungen, Radierungen und Bühnenbildern.

Summary

After many years of rumours, R. B. Kitaj’s Confessions of an Old Jewish Painter is finally available in its first publication ever. A jewel among artist’s autobiographies, it relates his passionate life as a seafarer and book trader, his splendid rise and bitter fall in the British art scene, and his faible for harlots.

Product details

• Authors: Eckhart Gillen, David Hockney, R B Kitaj, R. B. Kitaj, R.B. Kitaj, Ronald Brooks Kitaj
• Assisted by: Eckhart Gillen (Editor), Eckhar J Gillen (Editor), Eckhard J Gillen (Editor)
• Publisher: Schirmer-Mosel
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2017
• EAN: 9783829608138
• ISBN: 978-3-8296-0813-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 236 mm x 32 mm
• Weight: 903 g
• Illustrations: color plates
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Literatur, Kunst, Autobiographie