Art in Our Times: A Pictorial History 1890-1980

by Peter Howard Selz

Book Overview

Book by Selz, Peter Howard This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810916762
• ISBN13: 9780810916760
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 590 Pages
• Weight: 6.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Absolute Must For All Art Students!

This was my text for a Modern Art History class for majors at my university in 1979. I have taught classes utilizing the phenomenal organization of this book. It is simply a must for art students. I purchased this for a serious aspiring art student and bought another copy for myself to keep in class. (MY original copy stays at home!) This price is incredible on your site!

Comprehensive Material for any Teacher or Student of Art

The last decade of the 19th century produced revolutionary changes in architecture, painting and sculpture. These new forms shaped many features of the art of the 20th century. A general statement of the art of our times is that one by one the old criteria of what a work of art ought to be has been discarded in favor of a dynamic approach in which everything becomes possible.The author brings the distinctive aspects of each work into focus by means of visual juxtaposition. Contrasting works gives insight into differences in approach, purpose and form. No restrictive labels are affixed to styles. Artistic development is placed within its general cultural framework, not separated from political and intellectual concerns during the period in which the artists lived and made their art.This book with 1,600 illustrations of which 300 plates are in full color is a comprehensive and inclusive visual record of the nine individual decades from l890 - l980. The emphasis is equally divided among the three specialties - decade by decade. The text is so interestingly informative indicating formidable research and a high degree of selectivity and sensitivity in the use of the material. Each page adds immeasurably to ones knowledge and background. This volume would provide comprehensive material for any teacher of art as well as unlimited possibilities for a student.Highly recommended as most definitive and detailed and marvelously illustrated - really a pleasure to peruse. I love this book a lot.