Dubuffet drawings, 1935-1962 /

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) achieved international recognition in the late 1940s for his paintings inspired by children's drawings, the art of psychiatric patients, and graffiti. Drawing played a major role in the development of his art as he explored on paper new subjects and techniques, experim...

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Main Authors: Dervaux, Isabelle
Corporate Authors: Pierpont Morgan Library; Hammer Museum
Group Author: Butler, Cornelia H; Ellis, Margaret Holben; Tyne, Lindsey; Potts, Alex; Dubuffet, Jean, 1901-1985.
Published: Thames & Hudson,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2016.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
French
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Summary: Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) achieved international recognition in the late 1940s for his paintings inspired by children's drawings, the art of psychiatric patients, and graffiti. Drawing played a major role in the development of his art as he explored on paper new subjects and techniques, experimenting with nontraditional tools and modes of application. Despite his essential role in the postwar avant-garde and his continuous influence on the art of the following decades, Dubuffet has received less attention than other artists of his generation, such as Jackson Pollock or Willem de Kooning. Thi
Item Description: Published on the occasion of exhibition held at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, September 30, 2016 - January 2, 2017, and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, January 29 - April 30, 2017.
Carrier Form: 215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-212).
ISBN: 9780500519011 (hardback) :
0500519013 (hardback)
Index Number: N6853
CLC: J231(565)-28
Call Number: J231(565)-28/D438