Patrick Henry Bruce: American Modernist
mild white paint overspray on edge of front cover, and a couple of creases there, too (both of these are just at the edge). Interior and binding are good plus, no marks and no creases to binding; This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0870702602
ISBN13:9780870702600
Release Date:January 1979
Publisher:Museum of Modern Art
Length:224 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:10.5" x 0.3" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Worthwhile but not complete
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I was inspired to get this book after seeing several Patrick Henry Bruce reproductions in art magazine gallery advertisements. Bruce is an excellent painter but never received his due during his lifetime as evidenced by the fact that he is a mere footnote, if mentioned at all, in most art history texts. This catalog raisonne from 1979 is the only one I know of and is therefore invaluable and seminal for those interested in Bruce. However, while his later streamlined cubist still-lifes are well represented in the color plates, only four of his early Cezanne-inspired paintings are in color. The early paintings are beautiful and consist predominantly of flower arrangements, foliage and still-life which can be seen in small black and white reproductions in the catalog of his works in the back. These cannot be even close to fully appreciated until they are seen larger and in full color - these were the ones I first saw in the gallery advertisements. Overall it is an excellent book and hopefully in the future there will be a more complete reevaluation of his oeuvre with all of his extant paintings reproduced in color.
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