16 of the 20th century's leading artistic innovators talk forcefully about their work — from Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger's 1912 presentation of cubist theory to Henry Moore's comments, three decades later, on sculpture and primitive art. Four newly added essays by Kurt Schwitters, Max Ernst, El Lissitzky, and Fernand Léger.
Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Wassily Kandinsky Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.
Dalí on Modern Art: The Cuckolds of Antiquated Modern Art by Salvador Dalí Dali skewers modern art and its practitioners. Outrageous evaluations of Picasso, Cezanne, Turner, more. 15 renderings of paintings discussed. 44 calligraphic decorations by Dali.
Painters on Painting by Eric Protter Artists such as da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Hogarth, Manet, Degas, Cézanne, van Gogh, Matisse, Pollock, Johns, and many others comment on their artistic techniques, objectives, other artists, and more. 68 illustrations.
Graphic Works of Max Klinger by Max Klinger Reproduced directly from original portfolio editions, these 74 etchings by a precursor of the Surrealist movement portray fantasies about love and death, sexual psychoses, fetish obsessions, and bizarre nightmares.
Rodin on Art and Artists by Auguste Rodin In an intimate talk with his protégé, the sculptor offers candid, wide-ranging comments on the meaning of art; other famed artists; the relation of sculpture to poetry, painting, and music; more. 76 illustrations.
Language of Vision by Gyorgy Kepes Noted painter, designer, and theoretician analyzes effect of visual language on structure of human consciousness: perception of line and form, perspective, much more. Over 300 photos, drawings, and illustrations.
Selected Fables of Jean de la Fontaine by Alexander Calder All the imagination, whimsy, and invention that have made Calder's mobiles and stabiles so popular. 36 fables — in rhymed translation by Eunice Clark — with a drawing for each and 12 additional vignettes.
