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Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating and baffling to the casual observer. This guide analyses more than 200 works of modern art, describing each artists use of media and symbolism to help the reader unlock the paintings meaning.

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'Liberally illustrated, well-designed and, above all, thoughtful … makes us eager to seek out the originals and discover them for ourselves' - Art Quarterly

Table of Contents
Preface • From Courbet to Warhol • Bibliography • Topographical index Index of names • Photographic acknowledgements

How to Read a Modern Painting

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/02/2007
      ISBN13: 9780500286432, 978-0500286432
      ISBN10: 500286434
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      Art & Photography History of art

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Modern art, filled with complex themes and subtle characteristics, is a wonder to view, but can be intimidating and baffling to the casual observer. This guide analyses more than 200 works of modern art, describing each artists use of media and symbolism to help the reader unlock the paintings meaning.

      Trade Review
      'Liberally illustrated, well-designed and, above all, thoughtful … makes us eager to seek out the originals and discover them for ourselves' - Art Quarterly

      Table of Contents
      Preface • From Courbet to Warhol • Bibliography • Topographical index Index of names • Photographic acknowledgements

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