Dorothea Tanning [Hardcover]

Dorothea Tanning (Author), Jean Christophe Bailly (Author), Robert C. Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0807614025 | ISBN-13: 978-0807614020 | Edition: 1st

From Library Journal The unique surrealist painter/sculptor/designer Dorothea Tanning (b. 1910) well deserves this sumptuous volume. Her innovative oeuvre is lyrically evoked and reviewed by French critic, playwright, and poet Bailly. For clarity, however, Tanning's own afterword and the comprehensive chronology should be read before the critical essays. Some 214 color plates, four color foldouts, and 191 black-and-white illustrations mark out the visions of a fertile art not well known to the public at large. American-born but for many years a resident of France, Tanning was eclipsed by her famous artist husband, Max Ernst. Following paintings in the manner of Ernst and Balthus, she arrived at a singular style that dissolves Surrealist fragments of eroticized bodies into a cosmic surge of life. Her soft sculptures of the 1970s are another revelation. She now lives and works in New York. Highly recommended for large collections and those specializing in modernism. Mary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson State Univ., Md. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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From Library Journal

The unique surrealist painter/sculptor/designer Dorothea Tanning (b. 1910) well deserves this sumptuous volume. Her innovative oeuvre is lyrically evoked and reviewed by French critic, playwright, and poet Bailly. For clarity, however, Tanning's own afterword and the comprehensive chronology should be read before the critical essays. Some 214 color plates, four color foldouts, and 191 black-and-white illustrations mark out the visions of a fertile art not well known to the public at large. American-born but for many years a resident of France, Tanning was eclipsed by her famous artist husband, Max Ernst. Following paintings in the manner of Ernst and Balthus, she arrived at a singular style that dissolves Surrealist fragments of eroticized bodies into a cosmic surge of life. Her soft sculptures of the 1970s are another revelation. She now lives and works in New York. Highly recommended for large collections and those specializing in modernism.
Mary Hamel-Schwulst, Towson State Univ., Md.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

Product Details

• Hardcover: 404 pages
• Publisher: George Braziller; 1st edition (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807614025
• ISBN-13: 978-0807614020
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,507,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly unique, September 25, 2007

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An outstanding retrospective of one of the most important and prolific artists of our time. Jean Christophe Bailly's prose-like narrative takes you on a journey through the maturation of Tanning's diverse creative oeuvre. This book includes over 300 full colour plates of her pencil drawings, oil paintings, etchings, lithographs, sculptures and collages, which all exhibit her typical fervour, and her exploration and depiction of the human form with her liquefying strokes. A must read for art lovers and fans of the surrealist movement.

8 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dorothea Tanning, January 19, 2000

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Amanda Pfisterer (Ashland, Oregon, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dorothea Tanning (Hardcover)

Dorothea Tanning shows an incredibly wide range of artistic styles in this compilation of her works. Some of the most intruiging and inspiring paintings I have ever seen!