Binding: Hardcover,Signed: No,Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated,Modified Item: No,Subject: Art & Photography,Year Printed: 1992,Original/Facsimile: Original,Language: English,Illustrator: Alex Katz,Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Rare out of Print,Author: Sam Hunter,Topic: Fine Arts: Monographs,Country of Origin: Spain THIS ALEX KATZ RARE VINTAGE 1992 FIRST EDITION OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT COLLECTOR'S HARDCOVER POP ART BOOK IS AN INCREDIBLY SPECIAL AND UNIQUE BOOK TO ADD TO YOUR LIBRARY COLLECTION. THE HARDCOVER BOOK WITH EMBOSSED SPINE TITLES, AND DUST JACKET IS PUBLISHED BY RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL PUBLICTIONS, INC.,PRINTED IN SPAIN IN 1992 BY LA POLIGRAFA S.A., BOOK DESIGN BY MARCUS RATLIFF INC., COLOR SEPARATIONS BY REPROCOLOR LLOVET, S.A. BARCELONA. IT FEATURES A MONOGRAPH SURVEY OF THE ARTWORKS OF THE ARTIST ALEX KATZ, WITH ACCOMPANIED COMPELLING TEXT AUTHORED BY SAM HUNTER. ALEX KATZ ( B. 1927 ) IS AN AMERICAN MODERNIST ARTIST OF A JEWISH BACKGROUND BORN IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK. KATZ IS ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND WIDELY EXHIBITED ARTISTS OF HIS GENERATION. OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE POP ART MOVEMENT, HE BEGAN EXHIBITING HIS WORK IN 1954, AND SINCE THAT TIME HAS PRODUCED A CELEBRATED BODY OF WORK WITH EXPRESSIVE POWER THAT INCLUDES PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, SCULPTURES, AND PRINTS. HIS EARLIEST WORK TOOK INSPIRATION FROM VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MID-CENTURY AMERICAN CULTURE AND SOCIETY, AND OVER THE PAST FIVE DECADES HE HAS ESTABLISHED HIMSELF AS A PREEMINENT PAINTER OF MODERN LIFE. THE DISTINCTIVE POETIC PORTRAITS AND LYRICAL LANDSCAPES BEAR A FLATTENED SURFACE AND ECONOMY OF LINE. HE USES CHARACTERISTICALLY WIDE BRUSHSTROKES, LARGE SWATHES OF COLOR, AND REFINED COMPOSITIONS CREATING A NEW AND DISTINCTIVE TYPE OF REALISM IN AMERICAN ART THAT EVOKES A COOL BUT SEDUCTIVE EMOTIONAL RESPONSE. SINCE THE 1950'S ALEX KATZ'S WORK HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF MORE THAN 200 SOLO EXHIBITIONS AND NEARLY 500 GROUP EXHIBITIONS AROUND THE WORLD. ARTWORKS BY KATZ CAN BE FOUND IN THE COLLECTIONS OF MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS MUSEUMS. ALEX KATZ IS ONE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE LEADERS IN THE RETURN TO FIGURATIVE REALISM AMONG ALL ARTISTS WORLDWIDE. WITH CONSIDERABLE BRILLIANCE HE HAS MANAGED TO SYNTHESIZE THE ARTISTIC IMPULSES OF HIS OWN ERA WITH AN EARLIER MODERNISM, FORGING ELEMENTS AND FORMS OF GREAT MASTER ARTISTS WHILE EVOKING HUMAN PERSONALITY IN HIS PAINTINGS. HIS UNIQUE STYLE HAS MANAGED THE DIFFICULT FEAT OF RECONCILING REALISM WITH MODERNISM. PARTICULARLY AND NOTABLY PRESENTED IN THIS BEAUTIFUL RETROSPECTIVE VOLUME INCLUDING MANY PAINTINGS THAT HAD NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED BEFORE. THE RARE OUT OF PRINT 1ST EDITION COLLECTOR'S HARDCOVER ART BOOK MEASURES 8 5/8" W X 12" H X 5/8" D, WITH 128 PAGES. IT FEATURES 109 OFFSET LITHOGRAPH PRINT ILLUSTRATIONS, AND A SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS LIST. IT IS IN EXCELLENT " LIKE NEW " CLEAN VINTAGE CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE, LIGHT SIGNS OF HANDLING, AND VERY LIGHT MINOR WEAR. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR CONDITION REFERENCE.