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Magritte (Phaidon Colour Library) [Paperback]

Richard Calvocoressi (Author)
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May 1990 Phaidon Colour Library
This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chronology.
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Product Details

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns (May 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 082302962X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823029624
  • Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,806,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Top Quality Reproductions, Good Value for Money, August 25, 2004
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Jenny Gilford (Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian Great Britain) - See all my reviews
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If you are looking for a book offering lengthy and in-depth discussions about Magritte and his paintings, then this isn't the book for you. If, on the other hand, you are primarily interested in seeing good quality reproductions of a selection of his work, then this is an excellent choice.

Although there is a decent several-page overview of Magritte at the start of the book, the main focus is the 48 full-page reproductions, each accompanied by a brief commentary. These commentaries do not offer much, but I personally am not really interested in someone else's interpretations of an artist's pictures, and Magritte himself said there was no 'required' interpretation for his paintings anyway.

The book was a real 'grower' for me - some of the pictures that I didn't initially like I came to love over time - I feel they can have the power to speak to you very personally, and as a consequence this is a book I keep coming back to.
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