Amongst the pioneering exponents of Californian Abstract Expressionism was Frank Lobdell (1921-2013) peer of painters such as Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko and Richard Diebenkorn and a significant artist in his own right, who takes centre-stage in this groundbreaking book.
Centred around Lobdell's career, the narrative's scope is ambitious, charting the events during those crucial and revolutionary years in California and helping to define the role and participation of each of the movement's protagonists. For Lobdell, the early training and exposure to these artists helped to shape his remaining career as a painter, draughtsman and printmaker.
Unrivalled,Frank Lobdellmakes an important contribution to the scholarship available on this fascinating slice of American art history, while shedding light on the career of a key artist of the period.
Featuring previously unpublished material from Lobdell's studio and archive, this book looks at the role of artist Frank Lobdell (1921-2013) in the formation of Abstract Expressionism in California. Thomas Williams is the author of
The Bay Area School: California Artists of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s?(2013),?published by Lund Humphries. He has been a writer and art dealer since 1987, and is the author of numerous books, catalogues and articles in the fields of 20th-century and contemporary art, including?
Mark Tobey?(2014) and?
Alessandro Raho?(2011, Lund Humphries, co-authored with Michael Bracewell and Nicholas Cullinan). He also curated the 2013 exhibitions
Paintings of the Bay Area Schooland
Drawings of the Bay Area School.Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: The California School of Fine Arts (CSFA); Chapter 2: Clyfford Still and Mark Rothko at the CSFA; Chapter 3: Abstract Expressionism in San Francisco; Chapter 4: To Paris and Back; Chapter 5: Down and Out in San Francisco; Chapter 6: Into a New Art; Chapter 7: Drawing from Life; Chapter 8: The Abstract Narratl³,
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