Unsuspected Genius: The Art and Life of Frank Duveneck - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0938491016 ISBN 13: 9780938491019

Publisher: Bedford Press, 1987

Synopsis

Traces the life of the neglected American artist, shows a selection of his portraits, landscapes, and nudes, and reassesses his place in modern art

About this title

From Library Journal:

Duveneck (1848-1919), most famous for his "vigorous brushwork and bravura technique," received high praise as a portrait and landscape painter, etcher, and teacher, yet his reputation suffered greatly after his death. Some prominent American critics considered him little more than an able technician. Also, a number of his dark, opaque paintings proved physically unstable. Neuhaus weighs the artist's strengths and limitations and presents a more balanced view. The volume's format allows for the comfortable arrangement of the text, 53 black-and-white illustrations, 45 handsome color plates, and research aids. Recommended for American art history collections. Kathleen Eagen Johnson, Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Tarrytown, N.Y.
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedford Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0938491016
• ISBN 13: 9780938491019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 155