Leger (Great Modern Masters) [Hardcover]

Jose Maria Faerna (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 1996

One of the "Great Modern Masters" series of monographs on 20th-century artists, this volume offers an introduction to Fernand Leger, reproducing major works from all periods of his career. Leger was associated early on with Cubism, but the primary influence on his work was the modern world.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams / Cameo; 1st edition (March 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810946882
• ISBN-13: 978-0810946880
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,227,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #96 in Books > Arts & Photography > Schools, Periods & Styles > Cubism

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Colors a bit off, but good overall, 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: Leger (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. 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.