Calder (Great Modern Masters) [Hardcover]

Gerard-Georges Lemaire (Author), Alexander Calder (Author), Sophie Hawkes (Author)

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From School Library Journal

YA-Lemaire presents an overview of the artist's life and work, and uses full-color plates to introduce his subject's major periods of creative expression. YAs will enjoy this colorful book about Calder's creations not only for the insight into the development of the career of an artist but also for the playful balance of visual and technical inventiveness and the sheer joy of the motion and playfulness in his art.-Turid Teague, Fairfax County Public Library, VA

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Harry N Abrams / Cameo; 1st edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810946688
• ISBN-13: 978-0810946682
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Colors a bit off, but not affecting the majority, July 12, 2009

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Eugene Tenenbaum "reluctant reader" (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calder (Great Modern Masters) (Hardcover)

As in all titles in the Great Modern Masters series published by Abrams: Colors are not vibrant, often with a brownish tint or/and too dark, and their accuracy is just O.K., but not affecting the majority of works. There are 64 pages of a good size 9.5x12 inches (24x30.5 cm). It begins with an introduction with 5-6 small b&w pictures on 2 pages, which is followed by a biography with 5-6 small b&w pictures on 2 next pages. The rest is dedicated to good size over 60 full color plates divided into chapters dedicated to artist's carrier periods, style directions, or themes, each described by 12-16 lines of text. The series is inferior to the same size paperback series published by Taschen in 1990s, but superior to Taschen's series of smaller sizes published latter. Unfortunately, the Taschen series does not cover Bacon, Botero, Brancusi, Braque, Calder, de Chirico, Johns, Kokoschka, Leger, Man Ray, Malevich, Modigliani, and Rouault this series does.