Monet and Modernism

Munich: Prestel, 2001. Hardcover. VG book, Good DJ (DJ has edgewear, scuffing and smudging; interior is extremely clean; binding is solid.). Red & color illus. dust jacket; ribbed gray boards,, 312 pp., 161 color illus., 64 BW illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2001-2002 exhibition examining "the lines of influence leading from Monet to the great modern exponents of Abstract Expressionism. The book emphasizes the innovative aspects of Monet's late works, including his famous waterlily paintings and Rouen Cathedral series. His painting are juxtaposed with those of 30 modern artists, including Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still, and Ellsworth Kelly. ... Provides fresh insight into the works of Monet and the followers of Abstract Expressionism in its various American and European manifestations." (dj) Additional artists are: Jean Bazaine, Frederic Benrath, Beauford Delaney, San Francis, Bernard Frize, Raimund Girke, K. O. Gotz, Gotthard Graubner, Hans Hofmann, Byron Kim, Per Kirkeby, Willem de Kooning, Morris Louis, Joseph Marioni, Andre Masson, Joan Mitchell, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, Richard Pousette-Dart, Milton Resnick, Gerhard Richter, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Mark Tobey, Andy Warhol, and Jerry Zeniuk.