Publicado por Ostfildern-Ruit : Hatje Cantz, 2004
ISBN 10: 3775713905 ISBN 13: 9783775713900
Librería: MW Books, New York, NY, Estados Unidos de America
Original o primera edición
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 153 pages; Physical desc. : 153 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographic references. Essays by Robert Rosenblum, Keith Hartley, Roland Waspe and Dietmar Elger. Text in German and English. Subject: Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) --Artists. Summary: Perhaps no other artist from the second half of the 20th century is as familiar to the public as Andy Warhol--and his self-portraits can hardly be said to have played a lackluster role with regards to the artist's celebrity. U. S. Postage stamp anyone? Occupying a position of central importance in his oeuvre, Warhol's self-portraits also occupy a consistent, long-running one. From the first self-images in gouache painted by 16-year-old Andrew Warhol in the mid-40s to the fright-wig series completed shortly before his death in February 1987, Andy Warhol continually used self-portraiture to reflect on his position and social status as an artist, performing a variety of roles in the process. Yet he never made use of the traditional topos of the artists self-portrait; his fascination with transience and death is constantly present, as in his other works. Although a seemingly endless number of books have been published on Warhols various work groups, this is the first monograph devoted exclusively to his self-portraits. The accompanying essays discuss different aspects of the theme and examine Warhols self-portraits in the light of an expanded concept of the artists self-portrait in the 20th century. 1 Kg.
Publicado por Ostfildern-Ruit : Hatje Cantz, 2004
ISBN 10: 3775713905 ISBN 13: 9783775713900
Librería: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Original o primera edición
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 153 pages; Physical desc. : 153 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographic references. Essays by Robert Rosenblum, Keith Hartley, Roland Waspe and Dietmar Elger. Text in German and English. Subject: Warhol, Andy (1928-1987) --Artists. Summary: Perhaps no other artist from the second half of the 20th century is as familiar to the public as Andy Warhol--and his self-portraits can hardly be said to have played a lackluster role with regards to the artist's celebrity. U. S. Postage stamp anyone? Occupying a position of central importance in his oeuvre, Warhol's self-portraits also occupy a consistent, long-running one. From the first self-images in gouache painted by 16-year-old Andrew Warhol in the mid-40s to the fright-wig series completed shortly before his death in February 1987, Andy Warhol continually used self-portraiture to reflect on his position and social status as an artist, performing a variety of roles in the process. Yet he never made use of the traditional topos of the artists self-portrait; his fascination with transience and death is constantly present, as in his other works. Although a seemingly endless number of books have been published on Warhols various work groups, this is the first monograph devoted exclusively to his self-portraits. The accompanying essays discuss different aspects of the theme and examine Warhols self-portraits in the light of an expanded concept of the artists self-portrait in the 20th century. 1 Kg.
Publicado por Hatje Cantz, 2004
ISBN 10: 3775713905 ISBN 13: 9783775713900
Librería: Antiquariat UEBUE, Zürich, Suiza
Original o primera edición
Hardcover. Condición: Sehr gut. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 156 pp., 115 ills. hardcover 25.70 x 25.50 cm - This book is the first monograph devoted exclusively to his self-portraits. The accompanying essays address different aspects of the theme and examine Warhol's self-portraits in the expanded context of the self-portrait in the twentieth century.