The Writings of Robert Motherwell

by Robert Motherwell

Book Overview

Robert Motherwell (1915-1991), one of the leading American Abstract Expressionist painters, was also a theorist and exponent of the movement. His writing articulated the intent of the New York school --Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Franz Kline, Arshile Gorky, and others--during a period when their work was often reviled for its departure from traditional representation. As founder of the Documents of Modern Art series (later...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520250486
• ISBN13: 9780520250482
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 397 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.1" x 9.9"