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Seligman Isabel - David Hockney: Drawing From Life - Hardcover
Seligman Isabel - David Hockney: Drawing From Life - Hardcover
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Description: This book which accompanies the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney's drawings inover 20 years will explore Hockney as a draughtsman from the 1950s to now with a focus on himself his family and friends. From Ingres to the i Pad this book demonstrates the artist's ingenuity in portrait drawing with reference to both tradition and technology. David Hockney is recognised as one of the master draughtsmen of our times and a champion of the medium. This book will feature Hockney's work from the 1950s to now and focus on his depictions of himself and a smaller group of sitters close to him: his muse Celia Birtwell; his mother Laura Hockney; and his friends the curator Gregory Evans and master printer Maurice Payne. This book will examine not only how drawing is fundamental to Hockney's distinctive way of observing the world around him but also how it has been a testing ground for ideas and modes of expression later played out in his paintings. From Old Masters to modern masters from Holbein to Picasso Hockney's portrait drawings reveal his admiration for his artistic predecessors and his continuous stylistic experimentation throughout his career. Alongside an in - depth essay from the curator this book will feature an exclusive interview between author and curator Sarah Howgate and artist David Hockney. In addition an In Focus essay by British Museum curator Isabel Seligman will explore the relationship between Hockney Ingres and Picasso drawings.
Title: David Hockney: Drawing From Life
Author(s): Seligman Isabel
Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications
Barcode: 9781855147973
Pages: 208 Pages, 150 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/28/2020
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
Description: This book which accompanies the first major exhibition devoted to David Hockney's drawings inover 20 years will explore Hockney as a draughtsman from the 1950s to now with a focus on himself his family and friends. From Ingres to the i Pad this book demonstrates the artist's ingenuity in portrait drawing with reference to both tradition and technology. David Hockney is recognised as one of the master draughtsmen of our times and a champion of the medium. This book will feature Hockney's work from the 1950s to now and focus on his depictions of himself and a smaller group of sitters close to him: his muse Celia Birtwell; his mother Laura Hockney; and his friends the curator Gregory Evans and master printer Maurice Payne. This book will examine not only how drawing is fundamental to Hockney's distinctive way of observing the world around him but also how it has been a testing ground for ideas and modes of expression later played out in his paintings. From Old Masters to modern masters from Holbein to Picasso Hockney's portrait drawings reveal his admiration for his artistic predecessors and his continuous stylistic experimentation throughout his career. Alongside an in - depth essay from the curator this book will feature an exclusive interview between author and curator Sarah Howgate and artist David Hockney. In addition an In Focus essay by British Museum curator Isabel Seligman will explore the relationship between Hockney Ingres and Picasso drawings.
Title: David Hockney: Drawing From Life
Author(s): Seligman Isabel
Publisher: National Portrait Gallery Publications
Barcode: 9781855147973
Pages: 208 Pages, 150 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/28/2020
Category: Individual Artists, Art Monographs
