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PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060171138
ISBN-139780060171131
eBay Product ID (ePID)801359
Product Key Features
Book TitleAndrew Wyeth : a Secret Life
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Individual Artists / General, American / General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year1996
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorRichard Meryman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight37.4 Oz
Item Length11.1 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-016816
Reviews"A revelation. No one will ever view Andrew Wyeth's apparently tranquil works the same way again after reading this vivid and astonishing portrait." -- Geoffrey C. Ward
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal[B]
Synopsis"A revelation. No one will ever view Andrew Wyeth's apparently tranquil works the same way again after reading this vivid and astonishing portrait of the turbulent, driven man who paints them. Richard Meryman has written a wonderful book." -- Geoffrey C. Ward At its most fundamental level, this stunning and unique biography describes a distinguished painter's enterprise of transmitting emotion onto a flat surface. It explores all the factors that have combined to create Andrew Wyeth -- his childhood in a hothouse of creativity; his hypersensitivity; his formidable wife; his identification with people marginalized and misunderstood -- all which have made him an American icon. In the process, his realist works in watercolor and tempera, including the famous "Christina's World," have gained him a special and secure niche in the history of American art. The book is a portrait of obsession -- how single-mindedness has affected Wyeth's relationships and transformed his world into a realm of secrecy and fervid imagination. Those who read this book will never look at Wyeth's work as they did before. It reveals the artist's dark depths, as well as the ruthless, angry, child/man fantasist who paints the basic brutalities of existence -- death and madness --that vibrate eerily beneath his pictures' calm surfaces. Richard Meryman's narrative is almost novelistic, with its larger-than-life characters and subplots: the tragedy of C.C. Wyeth; Betsy Wyeth's campaign for independence and individuality; the byzantine 15-year-long drama of the Helga paintings; the eccentric and creative Wyeth clan; and the idiosyncratic land and people of Maine and Pennsylvania. Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings., "A revelation. No one will ever view Andrew Wyeth's apparently tranquil works the same way again after reading this vivid and astonishing portrait of the turbulent, driven man who paints them." --Geoffrey C. Ward Based on 30 years of research, frequent visits and countless conversations with the artist, his family, friends, admirers and critics, Andrew Wyeth: A Secret Life is the only book about the man and the artist that gets behind his carefully guarded screen, tells the full story of his life and reveals his complex personality and the motivations for his paintings. At its most fundamental level, this stunning and unique biography describes a distinguished painter's enterprise of transmitting emotion onto a flat surface. It explores all the factors that have combined to create Andrew Wyeth--his childhood in a hothouse of creativity; his hypersensitivity; his formidable wife; his identification with people marginalized and misunderstood--all which have made him an American icon. In the process, his realist works in watercolor and tempera, including the famous "Christina's World," have gained him a special and secure niche in the history of American art. The book is a portrait of obsession--how single-mindedness has affected Wyeth's relationships and transformed his world into a realm of secrecy and fervid imagination. Those who read this book will never look at Wyeth's work as they did before. It reveals the artist's dark depths, as well as the ruthless, angry, child/man fantasist who paints the basic brutalities of existence--death and madness--that vibrate eerily beneath his pictures' calm surfaces. Richard Meryman's narrative is almost novelistic, with its larger-than-life characters and subplots: the tragedy of C.C. Wyeth; Betsy Wyeth's campaign for independence and individuality; the byzantine 15-year-long drama of the Helga paintings; the eccentric and creative Wyeth clan; and the idiosyncratic land and people of Maine and Pennsylvania.
LC Classification NumberND237.W93M4 1996
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- 18. Aug. 2017
Fascinating book on a great painter
This is a wonderfully well written book on the life of Andrew Wyeth. The author has an elegant use of words and description. He knew his subject well and delves into the life of a fascinating character.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 21. Mai. 2023
Greay book
Great book about a great artist. Still reading and learning a lot about his art and lifeBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 05. Dez. 2019
Andrew Wyeth
Great insight to the mind of an artist, first I read about his Father, then Andrew, all interesting . if you an aspiring artist a must read for both Wyeth'sBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 24. Aug. 2021
Andrew Wyeth book
Bought this because I like his paintings...was sorry for the book to end because the subject matter was interesting and the book well researched and writtenBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
