Author: VALLI, MARC & DESSANAY, MARGHERITA.
Title: A Brush with the Real. Figurative Painting Today.
Description: London: Laurence King Publishing, 2014. 9781780672830. 1st edition. "Presents a survey of key contemporary artists who have each embraced painting and are working within a realist tradition. The book celebrates the work of 51 artists who are each taking the discipline in a new direction : from those who work with appropriation and found images, to those trying to get as close as possible to contemporary reality and first-hand experience, to artists who are simply using painting as a door to parallel or imaginary worlds." +28cms x 22cms x 3cms. Pp.320, colour and black & white illustrations throughout. Illustrated laminated boards, slightly toned, minor wear to edges. A heavy book which may require extra to send overseas. VG.

Keywords: Valli Dessanay Brush with the Real Figurative Painting Contemporary Art Realism Artists Found Images Surrealism 51460 Art


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