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Out of Australia
Stephen Coppel
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Description for Out of Australia
Hardcover. Follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. This book includes a substantial essay outlining the major developments in Australian art since the 1940s, the reception of Australian art in Britain and the rise of Aboriginal printmaking. Num Pages: 240 pages, 195 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MBF; ACX; AFF; AFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 269 x 239 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1098.
This ground-breaking book follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. Beginning with the artists of the ‘Angry Penguins’ movement, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, Joy Hester and Sidney Nolan, whose work exhibited a new strain of surrealism and expressionism, the book continues with the rich variety of 1970s work by Jan Seberg, Robert Jacks and George Baldessin, moving through to contemporary artists such as Rover Thomas and Judy Watson. Stephen Coppel traces the major developments in Australian art from the 1940s to the present day, and examines the significant interplay with the ... Read more
This ground-breaking book follows the rise of a distinctive school of Australian art that first emerged in the 1940s. Beginning with the artists of the ‘Angry Penguins’ movement, Arthur Boyd, Albert Tucker, Joy Hester and Sidney Nolan, whose work exhibited a new strain of surrealism and expressionism, the book continues with the rich variety of 1970s work by Jan Seberg, Robert Jacks and George Baldessin, moving through to contemporary artists such as Rover Thomas and Judy Watson. Stephen Coppel traces the major developments in Australian art from the 1940s to the present day, and examines the significant interplay with the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
British Museum Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
1097g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714126722
SKU
V9780714126722
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Ref
99-1
About Stephen Coppel
Stephen Coppel is curator of modern prints and drawings at the British Museum.
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