Modern Masters: From The Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
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This richly curated art catalogue presents a sweeping survey of modern art drawn from one of the world's most celebrated private collections, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, which spans Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, and beyond. It chronicles the vision of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, whose extraordinary acquisitions brought together masterworks by artists such as Picasso, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Hopper under a single, cohesive collection. The volume details individual works with scholarly precision, offering insightful commentary on each piece's historical context, artistic movement, and significance within the broader arc of modern art history. Written in an authoritative yet accessible tone, it serves both as a serious reference for art historians and as an inspiring visual journey for the general enthusiast. Modern Masters: From the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection stands as an essential document of twentieth-century artistic achievement, illustrating how one collector's passion helped shape the public understanding of modernism.
Author: Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Format: Paperback
Published: 1984, Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection and Electa International
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
This richly curated art catalogue presents a sweeping survey of modern art drawn from one of the world's most celebrated private collections, the Thyssen-Bornemisza, which spans Impressionism, Expressionism, Cubism, and beyond. It chronicles the vision of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, whose extraordinary acquisitions brought together masterworks by artists such as Picasso, Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Hopper under a single, cohesive collection. The volume details individual works with scholarly precision, offering insightful commentary on each piece's historical context, artistic movement, and significance within the broader arc of modern art history. Written in an authoritative yet accessible tone, it serves both as a serious reference for art historians and as an inspiring visual journey for the general enthusiast. Modern Masters: From the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection stands as an essential document of twentieth-century artistic achievement, illustrating how one collector's passion helped shape the public understanding of modernism.