Richard Pousette-Dart East River Studio Robert Storr 2011 Art Book 12x12 New

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Richard Pousette-Dart East River Studio Robert Storr 2011 Art Book 12x12 New. Richard Pousette-Dart: East River Studio - Robert Storr 2011. By Robert Storr. By Robert Storr • Large Format Art Book • 12.5" x 12". Robert Storr. He organized the 2007 Venice Biennale and has curated major exhibitions at MoMA and other institutions. Richard Pousette-Dart: East River Studio - Robert Storr 2011 Richard Pousette-Dart East River Studio By Robert Storr 2011 EDITION Richard Pousette-Dart: East River Studio By Robert Storr • Large Format Art Book • 12.5" x 12" LIKE NEW CONDITION Artist Richard Pousette-Dart Author Robert Storr Publication Year 2011 Format Hardcover with Dust Jacket Size 12.5" x 12" (Large Format) Condition Like New ★ CONDITION ASSESSMENT ★ Like new condition—appears unread Very minor shelf wear to dust jacket only Binding tight and perfect Pages pristine and unmarked No writing, creases, or damage Dust jacket intact with minimal wear Large format art book in excellent state Museum-quality presentation ★ IMPRESSIVE LARGE FORMAT ★ This substantial art book measures 12.5 inches by 12 inches—a generous size that showcases Pousette-Dart's paintings in exceptional detail and scale. Large format art books provide the space needed to appreciate the textures, colors, and subtle details that define an artist's work, offering a viewing experience far superior to standard-sized volumes. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Richard Pousette-Dart: Abstract Expressionist Pioneer Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992) stands among the founding generation of Abstract Expressionism, though he remains less widely known than contemporaries like Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, or Willem de Kooning. Working independently in New York during the 1940s, Pousette-Dart developed a distinctive style characterized by all-over compositions, luminous color fields, and dense, meditative surfaces that suggested cosmic or spiritual dimensions. What distinguished Pousette-Dart from other Abstract Expressionists was his consistent focus on mystical and transcendent themes. Where Pollock emphasized gestural action and de Kooning explored figural distortion, Pousette-Dart created paintings that seemed to pulse with inner light, built up through countless layers of paint applied with obsessive dedication. His canvases often featured small, repetitive marks—dots, dashes, crosses—that accumulated into shimmering, vibrating fields suggesting infinite space or spiritual energy. The artist worked prolifically throughout his long career, creating thousands of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and photographs. His work evolved from the biomorphic forms of the 1940s through increasingly refined abstract compositions in later decades, always maintaining a spiritual intensity and commitment to painting as a form of meditation or revelation. Major museums including MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum, and the Guggenheim hold his work in their permanent collections. The Artist Richard Pousette-Dart (1916-1992) was born into an artistic family—his father was a painter and writer. Largely self-taught, he began exhibiting in the 1940s and participated in the emergence of Abstract Expressionism in New York. His work combined abstraction with spiritual and cosmic themes, creating luminous, meditative canvases that stand apart from his better-known contemporaries. The Author Robert Storr is a distinguished art critic, curator, and former dean of Yale School of Art. He organized the 2007 Venice Biennale and has curated major exhibitions at MoMA and other institutions. His scholarship brings depth and insight to understanding artists' work within historical and aesthetic contexts. East River Studio This book focuses on a particular period and place in Pousette-Dart's career—his East River studio in New York. Studios hold special significance for understanding artists' working processes, and this volume documents the environment where significant works were created, offering insight into the artist's methods, materials, and daily practice during this productive phase of his career. Robert Storr's scholarly text provides essential context for understanding Pousette-Dart's place within Abstract Expressionism and American art history. The large 12.5" x 12" format allows for high-quality reproductions that capture the texture, color nuances, and scale relationships essential to appreciating Pousette-Dart's carefully constructed surfaces—details that smaller reproductions simply cannot convey. This combination of scholarly writing and superior visual presentation makes the book valuable for art historians, collectors, students, and anyone interested in mid-century American abstraction. The book serves multiple purposes: as a scholarly resource documenting an important artist's work and working environment, as a beautiful art object in its own right with museum-quality reproductions, and as a gateway to understanding a significant but sometimes overlooked figure in Abstract Expressionism. For readers unfamiliar with Pousette-Dart, it offers an introduction to a visionary artist whose meditative, luminous paintings represent a distinctive voice in American modernism. "Abstract Expressionism wasn't a monolithic movement but encompassed diverse approaches to abstraction, spirituality, and paint handling. Pousette-Dart's contribution—paintings that seem to vibrate with cosmic energy—represents one of the most compelling paths within that broader artistic revolution." Why Collect This Book Art books serve as accessible museums, allowing readers to study and appreciate artworks that might otherwise require traveling to multiple institutions. This large format edition provides the space needed to showcase Pousette-Dart's paintings at a scale that reveals their complexity—the layered surfaces, subtle color relationships, and accumulations of small marks that create the works' distinctive character. The like-new condition makes this volume particularly desirable. Art books suffer easily from handling—bent corners, jacket tears, page marks. Finding a large format art book in essentially pristine condition, especially one focused on a significant artist like Pousette-Dart with text by a major art historian like Robert Storr, offers both immediate aesthetic pleasure and long-term value. Whether for personal enjoyment, research, or collection building, this book represents the highest quality presentation of an important artist's work and studio practice. ★ HIGHLIGHTS & VALUE ★ Large format art book—12.5" x 12" dimensions Richard Pousette-Dart—pioneering Abstract Expressionist Robert Storr author—distinguished art historian and curator Published 2011—recent, authoritative scholarship Like new condition—appears unread Very minor shelf wear to dust jacket only Perfect binding—structurally sound Pristine pages—no marks or damage Focuses on East River Studio period and practice High-quality color reproductions at generous scale Scholarly text with visual excellence Important but underappreciated artist Essential for Abstract Expressionism collectors Museum-quality presentation and documentation Perfect for art historians, students, collectors Beautiful coffee table book and serious reference work ═══ CAREFUL SHIPPING ═══ This large format art book will be carefully packaged with extra protection to ensure it arrives in perfect condition. 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