Art Firsts
The Story of Art in 30 Pioneering Works
$46.08
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
8 August 2023
Summary
When was art’s first kiss? Who painted the first ever smile and the first self-portrait? When did Western art first depict a Black person or approach feminism? And why were each of these firsts so important? This book answers all these fascinating questions and more.
Art Firsts explores 30 groundbreaking works to piece together an original approach to looking at and appreciating art, as well as understanding where it has come from and how it relates to you. Each first is approachable …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399601436 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399601431 |
| Author: | Nick Trend |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 8 August 2023 |
| Weight: | 525g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 154mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
This is the first book by Nick Trend and it is a cracker… all in all, a highly recommended book * Daily Express *
in his intriguing, revealing and sometimes provocative book, Nick Trend looks at 30 pictures that established new genres… It is a neat conceit that will have readers mentally fact-checking his 30 highlighted works as well as rising to the implicit challenge and finding first works for categories of their own * New Statesman *
Recommended reading … Trend moves fluidly from famous moment (Picasso’s distortion) to the lesser known (the first female self-portrait, by Catherine van Hermessen) * Royal Academy Magazine *
About The Author
Nick Trend
Nick Trend is a journalist and art historian. As Chief Culture Editor for the travel desk of the Daily Telegraph, he has spent nearly three decades writing about the world’s art treasures and has produced guides to many of the greatest museums and art collections. He has also worked on the curatorial staff at the National Gallery in London and has a degree in English Literature from Cambridge and a PhD in Art History from the University of East Anglia.
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