The Evolution Of Modern Sculpture: Tradition And Innovation
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the turbulent creative crucible of the nineteenth century to the bold experiments of postwar abstraction, The Evolution of Modern Sculpture: Tradition and Innovation presents a sweeping and authoritative account of how three-dimensional art was fundamentally transformed over the course of a century. A.M. Hammacher, one of the foremost art historians of the twentieth century and longtime director of the Kröller-Müller Museum, chronicles the major movements, masters, and moments that redefined what sculpture could be — from Rodin's revolutionary surfaces to the spatial provocations of Giacometti, Brancusi, and Henry Moore. Hammacher's scholarship is distinguished by its rare capacity to balance rigorous art-historical analysis with luminous, accessible prose, making complex aesthetic arguments feel both inevitable and revelatory. He argues that modernity in sculpture was never a clean break but rather a dynamic negotiation between inherited tradition and the restless hunger for innovation — a tension that produced some of the most extraordinary objects ever made. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, this landmark volume remains an indispensable reference for anyone who wishes to understand why the sculptural object still holds such uncanny power over the human imagination.
Author: A.M. Hammacher
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the turbulent creative crucible of the nineteenth century to the bold experiments of postwar abstraction, The Evolution of Modern Sculpture: Tradition and Innovation presents a sweeping and authoritative account of how three-dimensional art was fundamentally transformed over the course of a century. A.M. Hammacher, one of the foremost art historians of the twentieth century and longtime director of the Kröller-Müller Museum, chronicles the major movements, masters, and moments that redefined what sculpture could be — from Rodin's revolutionary surfaces to the spatial provocations of Giacometti, Brancusi, and Henry Moore. Hammacher's scholarship is distinguished by its rare capacity to balance rigorous art-historical analysis with luminous, accessible prose, making complex aesthetic arguments feel both inevitable and revelatory. He argues that modernity in sculpture was never a clean break but rather a dynamic negotiation between inherited tradition and the restless hunger for innovation — a tension that produced some of the most extraordinary objects ever made. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, this landmark volume remains an indispensable reference for anyone who wishes to understand why the sculptural object still holds such uncanny power over the human imagination.