Franz Kline / Corina E. Rogge ; with contributions by Zahira Véliz Bomford and Julie Arslanoglu, Silvia A. Centeno, Isabelle Duvernois, Maite Martinez Leal.
Publisher:
Getty Conservation Institute,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
ix, 150 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-139) and index.
Contents:
Foreword / Timothy P. Whalen -- Introduction / Corina E. Rogge and Zahira Véliz Bomford -- Artistic beginnings / Corina E. Rogge -- The New York incubator, 1939-1950 / Corina E. Rogge, Isabelle Duvernois, Silvia A. Centeno, Julie Arslanoglu, and Zahira Véliz Bomford -- Contextualizing Kline / Corina E. Rogge -- A new voice : genesis of the 1950 Charles Egan Gallery show / Corina E. Rogge, Isabelle Duvernois, Silvia A. Centeno, Julie Arslanoglu, and Zahira Véliz Bomford -- Beginnings of success, 1951-1956 / Corina E. Rogge -- Artistic maturity : continued experimentation, 1956-1961 / Corina E. Rogge -- Analysis and technical study : implications for current condition and future conservation / Corina E. Rogge, Zahira Véliz Bomford, Isabelle Duvernois, and Maite Martinez Leal -- Appendix I: Analytical methods used at the MFAH and the MMA / Corina E. Rogge, Silvia A. Centeno, and Julie Arslanoglu -- Appendix II: Analytical results / Corina E. Rogge, Silvia A. Centeno, and Julie Arslanoglu -- Appendix III: Works of art examined.
Summary:
"The first comprehensive study of Franz Kline's methods and techniques and the eighth book in the 'Artist's materials' series, which explores the unique and unconventional materials used by contemporary artists and the challenges encountered by professionals tasked with conserving their works"-- Provided by publisher. "Although Franz Kline was one of the seminal figures of the American Abstract Expressionist movement, he is less well known than contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning. This is partly because Kline, unlike most artists in his circle, did not like to write or talk about his own art. In fact, when asked in a panel to discuss abstract art, Kline said, 'I thought that was the reason for trying to do it, because you couldn't [talk about it].' Still, his impact was such that the critic and art historian April Kingsley wrote, 'Abstract Expressionism as a movement died with him.' This volume, the newest addition to the 'Artist's materials' series from the Getty Conservation Institute, looks closely at both Kline's life and work, from his early years in Pennsylvania to his later success in New York City. Kline's iconic paintings are poised on a critical cusp: some have already undergone conservation, but others remain unaltered and retain the artist's color, gloss, and texture, and they are surprisingly vulnerable. The authors' presentation of rigorous examination and scientific analysis of more than thirty of Kline's paintings from the 1930s through the 1960s provides invaluable insight into his life, materials, and techniques. This study provides conservators with essential information that will shape future strategies for the care of Kline's paintings, and offers readers a more thorough comprehension of this underappreciated artist who is so central to American Abstract Expressionism."-- Publisher's website, viewed on October 2, 2022.
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