Focus On Andrew Sibley (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - hinges cracked. Text - clean.
A focused monograph on Australian painter Andrew Sibley, this volume presents a detailed examination of the artist's life, creative vision, and significant contributions to Australian art. Written with the authority of a fellow artist and cultural observer, Rodney Hall chronicles Sibley's distinctive figurative style, which draws on raw emotional intensity and a deeply personal engagement with the human form. The text illustrates how Sibley carved out a unique space within the broader landscape of twentieth-century Australian painting, resisting prevailing trends in favor of an expressive, almost visceral approach to his subjects. Richly informative and written with genuine critical insight, it stands as an essential reference for collectors, students, and admirers of Australian visual art.
Author: Rodney Hall
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, University of Queensland Press
Genre: Photography
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Good
Markings: Signed
Condition remarks: Boards - good. Binding - hinges cracked. Text - clean.
A focused monograph on Australian painter Andrew Sibley, this volume presents a detailed examination of the artist's life, creative vision, and significant contributions to Australian art. Written with the authority of a fellow artist and cultural observer, Rodney Hall chronicles Sibley's distinctive figurative style, which draws on raw emotional intensity and a deeply personal engagement with the human form. The text illustrates how Sibley carved out a unique space within the broader landscape of twentieth-century Australian painting, resisting prevailing trends in favor of an expressive, almost visceral approach to his subjects. Richly informative and written with genuine critical insight, it stands as an essential reference for collectors, students, and admirers of Australian visual art.