This beautifully illustrated catalogue showcases the most recent paintings by Jacob Collins, New York contemporary realist painter. This is Collins' first body of work to concentrate solely on the challenging genre of figure painting, as opposed to showcasing his dextrous ability to paint landscape, still life, and genre subjects as well. Jacob Collins was classically trained and now runs the Water Street Atelier, a highly-competitive art academy in New York City.
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Jacob Collins is making a statement with his art... creating a solid block of work that can stand up and speak for itself. --American Art Collector, October 2006
Collins has already become something of an elder statesman of Classical Realism... --The New Criterion, September 2006
Collins has already become something of an elder statesman of Classical Realism... --The New Criterion, September 2006
About the Author
Roger Kimball is co-editor and publisher of The New Criterion and publisher of Encounter Books. Among his recent books is The Rape of the Masters: How Political Correctness Sabotages Art (2005).
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very very thin booklet,
This review is from: Jacob Collins: Figures (Paperback)
I love Jacob Collins paintings, but I was very disappointed with number of paintings in this book. I can't even call it a book, it is a small booklet. To my opinion the best paintings of Jacob Collins are missing. Otherwise - the quality of reproduction is good and it is better then nothing. I rate it 5 stars for the quality of photographs and for the 1st publication of this artist.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
rip-off,
This review is from: Jacob Collins: Figures (Paperback)
25 dollars for 24 pages (yes indeed) is way to expensive.
This is not a book, its a brochure. You can find more pictures on the internet than in the booklet. Very disappointed.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Jacob Collins: Figures (Paperback)
Because it's Jacob Collins, just had to have it. But was disappointed in the book and even in some of the paintings. Some of the figures felt clumsy, others are gorgeous. Worth seeing but personally I prefer the paintings Collins did as illustrations for the children's book " The Christmas Candle." These are more interesting, less slick, and with much more psychological depth, plus some experimentation with lighting. It's interesting that this earlier work done to serve as "illustration" seems so much more worthy than some of the more recent paintings meant to sell as fine art.
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