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Author:

Heugten, Sjraar van.

Title:

Avant-gardes, 1870 to the present : the collection of the Triton Foundation / Sjraar Van Heugten ; [English translations, Lee Preedy, Paul Arblaster, John Steffen ; English text editing, Marian Malet].

Publisher:

Mercatorfonds ;

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

568 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 30 cm.

Subject:

Triton Foundation--Art collections.
Art, Modern--20th century--Themes, motives.
Art, Modern--19th century--Themes, motives.
Avant-garde (Aesthetics)--Europe--History.
Art--Private collections--Netherlands.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Irresistibly attracted to art : the creation of the Triton Collection -- Impressionism, 1860-1900 : the new painting -- Post-impressionism and symbolism, 1885-1905 : laws of color, freedom of imagination -- Fauvism and expressionism, 1905-1914 : new expression in color and form -- Abstract art in Europe, 1906-1920 : cubism, futurism, russian abstraction and DE Stijl -- Representational art in France, 1918-1940 : surrealism and the international artistic community in Paris -- The USA 1940-1970 : an abundance of innovations -- Western Europe since 1945 : forceful expression, sublime emptiness.

Summary:

"The extensive collection of the Triton Foundation in the Netherlands contains approximately 250 paintings, drawings and sculptures from more than 170 artists. The core of the collection consists of Western art dating from 1870 to 1970. Many important movements and artists from this period of creative production are represented, and the collection as a whole offers a fascinating overview of artistic developments from Impressionism to modern art. 'Avant-gardes, 1870 to the Present' features the diverse and celebrated artists of the Triton collection, including works by George Braque, Paul C©♭zanne, Willem de Kooning, Edgar Degas, Roy Lichtenstein, ©œdouard Manet, Lucian Freud , Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Vincent van Gogh and Andy Warhol. A checklist of artists' works as well as technical descriptions, basic literature, origins, and exhibitions for each work make the publication a useful reference tool." --P. 4 of cover.

ISBN:

9061537819 (hardback)
9789061537816 (hardback)
0300188722 (hbk.)
9780300188721 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)810947310

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)