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100 Great Artists: A Visual Journey from Fra Angelico to Andy Warhol

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This album is a personal selection of one- hundred great artists from Fra Angelico to Warhol. The subtitle suggests that the artists will be presented in chrnological order but they are in fact presented alphabetically. One full page illustration of a painting is selected for each artist. There is short accompanying material about the artist and the work, with another small photo on the opposite page. The selection of the artists, I found a bit eccentric with there being a number of names who are not ordinarily considered part of the first- rank.
This is not an outstanding album but of course many of the illustrations are of great works, and can truly hold the attention and interest.

This is a lovely hardback book, a worthwhile addition to coffee-table collections as well as one artists will treasure.

It's a very good read giving you an idea of many artists, very easy to read, I usually have a look to it before sleeping. And a very good thing about it is that it gives you an idea of the artists' personal and social lives not just their art style and ... For example, I was quite touched by Van Gaug's life story. For people who are just interested in arts and want to begin knowing artists, I definitely recommend it.