Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat - Softcover

Bridget Riley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909932159 ISBN 13: 9781909932159

Publisher: Ridinghouse, 2016

Synopsis

The newest edition in the encyclopedic series documenting accomplished British abstract painter Bridget Riley s exceptional career, Learning from Seurat is a petite but informative publication exploring the early influence of historical artists on her work. Accompanying Riley s show at the noted Courtauld Gallery, London (2015 16), the catalog focuses on her seminal encounter in 1959 with Georges Seurat s painting The Bridge at Courbevoie (1886 87). Riley gained a new understanding
of color and tone from this painting, which subsequently led to her first major works of pure abstraction in the early 1960s. Alongside full-color illustrations, the publication includes an introductory text by Courtauld curators Karen Serres and Barnaby Wright, an interview with the artist by critic E ric de Chassey, as well as two essays written by Riley that offer her insights on Seurat s importance to her own practice.

About this title

About the Author

Bridget Riley is an English painter. She first came to the British Museum Study Room as a student at Goldsmiths College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ridinghouse
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909932159
• ISBN 13: 9781909932159
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80