Author: Haskell, Barbara; Ulrich Birkmaier
Title: Oscar Bluemner: A Passion for Color
Description: New York, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art / Harry N. Abrams, 2005. Softbound. Bright red cloth with bluish pictorial color dustjacket. 240 pp. 145 illustrations in color. German-born Bluemner was an important member of the circle that formed around Alfred Stieglitz's 291 Gallery in the early 20th century. This full-scale, scholarly study of his work, along with the major retrospective it accompanies, examines his evolution from budding architect to modernist innovator. Haskell illuminates his entire oeuvre, including the vivid, richly symbolic landscapes that established Bluemner as a leading artist of his day. Included is an essay by conservator Ulrich Birkmaier on Bluemner's innovative painting techniques, a selection of the artist's writings, and an array of beautiful illustrations. Exhibition held October 2005 to February 2006. Contents as follows; Foreword / Adam D. Weinberg -- Oscar Bluemner / Barbara Haskell -- Early life, 1867-1892 -- American architectural career, 1893-1916 -- A painting style emerges, 1900-1912 -- Bluemner in Europe, 1912 -- The armory show, 1913 -- Aesthetic principles become practice: New Jersey landscapes, 1913-1915 -- World War I and the culture wars, 1914-1916 -- Aesthetic growth and personal loss: New Jersey, 1916-1926 -- Suns and moons: South Braintree, Massachusetts, 1926-1927 -- Panel paintings and the Whitney Studio Galleries, 1928-1929 -- Compositions for color themes, 1930-1935 -- The PWAP and the Marie Harriman Gallery, 1934-1935 -- Descent into illness, 1935-1938 -- Notes -- In search of permanence: Oscar Bluemner's materials and techniques / Ulrich Birkmaier -- Selected writings by Oscar Bluemner. VG/VG, exlibrary book that was never checked-out. Superb condition, with label on base of mylar-protected dustjacket, small label on rear upper right panel of dustjacket, stamp on top of text block a few discreet inside stamps. A never read copy. Labels can be removed with care.

Keywords: American Artists ; Bluemner, Oscar ; ;


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