He is the author of many monographs, catalogs, museum publications, and books, including the biography fairfield porter. Working within a predominantly abstractionist context, a group of younger artists forged a mode of representational art in the 1950s and 1960s that made use of abstract expressionist painterly freedom. Kahn has stated that he began drawing at the age of four and during the summer of his 11th birthday, in 1937, his mother signed him up for private art lessons with. Buy wolf kahn book online at best prices in india on.
An artists travels is actually a record of the pleasant american locales kahn has visited over the past fortyodd years in order to teach a workshop, attend an exhibition of his work. Born in stuttgart, germany, in 1927, wolf kahn immigrated to the united states by way of england in 1940. Wolf kahn by spring, justin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. One of the leaders of this group, wolf kahn, specialized in landscape painting, which he has developed over the last 40 years. It is an essential source book for the recent history of american art, and it furnishes proof that, through the age of pop, op, minimalism. His landscape paintings and pastels always evoke a particular sense of place and season, yet they are also universal. Jul 19, 2011 discover book depositorys huge selection of justin spring books online.
This is a reprint of the book which now includes the last fifteen years which is good to see that wolf kahn continues to paint. Justin spring s thoughtful essay raises this book above the usual coffeetable paean, as does artist and critic louis finkelsteins long analytical essay, the development of wolf kahn s painting language. Lyrical and vibrant, kahns paintings feature forests and farmlands rendered in fantastic colors. Working within a predominantly abstractionist context, a group of younger artists forged a mode of representational art in the 1950s and 1960s that made use of abstract expressionist painterly freedom and spontaneity in order to document the life around them.
I could reread this book over and over, pondering and absorbing the beautifully reproduced pastels. Justin spring s most popular book is secret historian. This book aims to demonstrate how his use of colour has placed him at the forefront of american representational art. A secondgeneration new york school artist, wolf kahn paints luminous new england landscapes. German artist wolf kahn, whose controlled, atmospheric oil and pastel landscapes fused realism and color field painting, has died at the age of ninetytwo. Wolf kahn by justin spring back working with a predominantly abstractionist context, a group of younger artists forged a mode of representational art in the 1950s and 1960s that made use of abstract expressionist painterly freedom and spontaneity in order to. Wolf kahn by justin spring, 9780810997905, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sep 01, 2011 this second edition of the definitive book on artist wolf kahn adds his achievements of the past 15 years. Kahn, known for his combination of realism and color field, works in pastel and oil paint.
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Grade k1 grade 23 grade 45 grade 68 grade 910 grade 1112. A couple of recent publications justin spring s wolf kahn and kahn s own wolf kahn pastels substantially bulk up the scholarship on kahn, and this latest work adds nicely to that group. He studied under hans hofmann, and also graduated from the university of chicago. Studio visit with wolf kahn from new art tv part two of two. Kahn is a resident of both new york city and, during the summer and autumn, west brattleboro, vermont. A student of hans hofmann and influenced early on by milton avery and the work of james abbott mcneill whistler on a trip to venice, kahn would become. The life and times of samuel steward, professor, tattoo, on librarything librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers home groups talk zeitgeist. An essential source book for the past half century of american art, this volume. Wolf kahn 1st edition by justin spring, louis finkelstein hardcover, 164 pages, published 1996. In addition to his seventyyear painting practice, kahn cofounded the hansa gallery, one of the many midcentury coops on tenth street, which showed the work of george segal, jane wilson, and lucas samaras, among other artists.
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