A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe ten years leading up to the First World War were the most exciting,frenzied and revolutionary in the history of art. They were the crucible of Modernism,when Fauvism,Expressionism,Cubism,Futurism and Abstract Art all burst forth. Simultaneously the Old Master market boomed,and art itself was politically weaponised in advance of approaching war.What was the conventional art against which Modernism was rebelling Why did avant-garde artists become so obsessed with themselves What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art And why did others pay so much money for Old MastersArt expert Philip Hook brings to bear a unique perspective on the art of a unique and extreme decade.
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Publisher: Profile Books LtdISBN: 9781788161862Number of pages: 432Dimensions: 198 x 129 mmEdition: Main
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Consummately well-informed and readable,replete with shameless gossip and memorable anecdote...This book is a mesmerising pleasureThis is a spirited history told with the rush and hustle of a true enthusiast...Hook pulls his material together with verve and élanErudite and amusing...unfailingly enjoyable...rich in anecdote and candid in opinion...an invigorating introduction to the subjectA fresh and often wry look at (the) avant-garde quartiers of ParisPhilip Hook makes modern art understandable and accessible to us all...His lifetime of proximity to works by great masters has made him a well informed afficionado. (An) easily readable,engaging bookExcellent...readable and accessible to both non-academic and scholarPraise for Rogue's GalleryHook...writes suavely and racily...has a fabulous ear for anecdotes...his entertaining book has a Wodehousian tone that makes even the most heinous act it describes glint with comedyFascinating and elegantly written...both wise and timelyWonderfully entertaining...full of cracking storiesFascinating...Hook writes with honesty and wry detachmentA pleasure to read
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