{"product_id":"2026200014635-secondhand-the-eye-of-the-beholder-albert-tuckers-photographs","title":"The Eye Of The Beholder: Albert Tucker's Photographs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBehind every great painter lies a second, quieter eye — and in The Eye of the Beholder: Albert Tucker's Photographs, Janine Burke uncovers the remarkable photographic legacy of one of Australia's most celebrated modernist painters. Tucker, best known for his confrontational and expressionist canvases born from wartime Melbourne, also wielded a camera with startling intimacy and artistic precision, capturing fellow artists, lovers, landscapes, and the raw underbelly of mid-twentieth-century bohemian life. Burke, a distinguished art historian and biographer, chronicles this largely overlooked dimension of Tucker's creative output, presenting his photographs not as mere personal documents but as fully realised works of art in their own right.\n\nThe book argues that Tucker's photographic eye was inseparable from his painterly vision — each image a window into the same restless, probing intelligence that produced his iconic Images of Modern Evil series. Burke's prose is authoritative yet deeply personal, drawing on her longstanding expertise in Australian art history to situate Tucker's photographs within the broader cultural landscape of post-war Australia and the international avant-garde. Rich with visual intelligence and biographical insight, this volume leaves the reader wondering: what other secrets does the archive of a great artist conceal?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49269336015067,"sku":"2026200014635-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b5cf8406-198b-43ea-a9b9-d2e2b8e00770.png?v=1788998344","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200014635-secondhand-the-eye-of-the-beholder-albert-tuckers-photographs","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}