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Instant Art History: From Cave Art to Pop Art
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Instant Art History: From Cave Art to Pop Art Paperback - 1995 - 1st Edition

by Walter Robinson

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If you think Andy Warhol's soup cans are like kids' drawings, Instant Art History says you're right! Here is an exhilirating joyride through the rich history of artistic expression. Crammed with information and dozens of fine art reproductions, is like taking an entertaining tour of the world's finest museums. Photos and illustrations throughout.

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Ballantine Books, February 1995. Paperback. Used - Very Good.
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  • Title Instant Art History: From Cave Art to Pop Art
  • Author Walter Robinson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ballantine Books, New York
  • Date February 1995
  • Features Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 242703
  • ISBN 9780449906989 / 0449906981
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.5 in (20.07 x 12.95 x 1.27 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Art - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 94094572
  • Dewey Decimal Code 709

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From the jacket flap

From the prehistoric cave paintings to Andy Warhol's soup cans, this lively chronicle surveys the rich history of artistic expression. INSTANT ART HISTORY examines such geniuses as Michelangelo, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Renoir, van Gogh, and the Impressionists as well as Dali, Matisse, Picasso, Kandinsky, and Lichtenstein.
With INSTANT ART HISTORY you'll learn:
* How Mona Lisa's smile changed forever the grim face of portrait sitters.
* The differences between Analytic and Synthetic Cubism.
* How the avant-garde movements of Constructivism, Dadaism, and Surrealism of the 1920s redefined how society viewed art.
* How the action paintings of the Abstract Expressionists allow the viewer to "feel" a painting, not just see it.

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About the author

Walter Robinson, the author of Instant Art History: From Cave Art to Pop Art, is an American painter and art critic based in New York. As the founding editor-in-chief of artnet from 1996 to 2012, Robinson applies his critical voice as a writer to contemporary culture and consumerism.