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Lives of the Great Modern Artists

Edward Lucie-Smith

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A compelling collection of some of the most engaging life stories of our time

Overview

In the era of celebrity culture, we are more fascinated than ever by the lives of our leading artists. Creative personalities are always intriguing, and to learn something new about the greatest artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries – whether they be eccentric or sober, outspoken or reclusive – is compelling.

Presented here are some of the most engaging life stories of our time, eventful, intimate and poignant. Lively short biographies, clearly grouped according to style and era, are illustrated with important works, self-portraits and photographs.

Lucie-Smith vividly evokes the lives of these great personalities, from Picasso and Duchamp to Joseph Beuys and Louise Bourgeois, guiding the reader through the maze of different styles and movements with authority and verve. New entries on rising stars such as Marlene Dumas, Shirin Neshat and Zhang Xiaogang bring the coverage up to the present day.

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Reviews

'A fascinating collection of some of the saddest, strangest and most intriguing life stories of our time'
Observer

'Well-chosen illustrations complement Lucie-Smith’s authoritative text'
Daily Telegraph

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Book Details

Format: Paperback

Edition Type: Revised Edition

Size: 27.9 x 20.2 cm

Extent: 368 pp

Illustrations: 290

Publication date: 3 August 2009

ISBN: 9780500281918

About the Author

Edward Lucie-Smith is a well-known poet, biographer and writer on the visual arts. He has written more than sixty books about art, including Latin American Art of the 20th Century, American Realism and Sexuality in Western Art, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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