Abstract Expressionist Painting in AmericaPresents a thorough discussion, based on first-hand knowledge, of the gifted painters of the New York School: Hans Hoffmann, Mark Tobey, Arshile Gorky, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell. |
Contents
The Spread of Abstract Expressionism | 1 |
Pictorial Relationships | 39 |
The Creative Process | 91 |
Copyright | |
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