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“I’ve always been crazy about Soutine—all of his paintings,” said Willem de Kooning in 1977, speaking about Lithuanian artist Chaim Soutine (1893–1943). Of all the abstract expressionists, de Kooning was the only one who continued to praise Soutine throughout his career and to credit him with an influence on his work. But how much was de Kooning’s approach impacted by Soutine?

Soutine / de Kooning’s dramatic juxtaposition of the two artists reveals Soutine’s decisive influence on the development of de Kooning’s art. The expressive force of Soutine’s painting, coupled with his image as an “accursed” artist struggling with the vicissitudes and excesses of bohemian life in Paris during the interwar years, held a powerful sway over a new generation of postwar painters in the United States—it was during these years that de Kooning matured his own personal form of expressionism.

This lavishly illustrated book traces the development of Soutine’s influence, paying particular attention to the posthumous retrospective of Soutine’s work that was held at the Museum of Modern Art in 1950.

Soutine, Chaïm --- Kooning, Willem de --- Barnes, Albert C. --- Painting --- painting [image-making] --- easel paintings [paintings by form] --- Kooning, de, Willem --- Soutine, Chaïm. --- Kooning, Willem de.

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In 1933, John Rice founded Black Mountain College in North Carolina as an experiment in making artistic experience central to learning. Though it operated for only 24 years, this pioneering school played a significant role in fostering avant-garde art, music, dance, and poetry, and an astonishing number of important artists taught or studied there. Among the instructors were Josef and Anni Albers, John Cage, Merce Cunningham, Buckminster Fuller, Karen Karnes, M. C. Richards, and Willem de Kooning, and students included Ruth Asawa, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly. 

Leap Before You Look is a singular exploration of this legendary school and of the work of the artists who spent time there. Scholars from a variety of fields contribute original essays about diverse aspects of the Collegespanning everything from its farm program to the influence of Bauhaus principlesand about the people and ideas that gave it such a lasting impact. In addition, catalogue entries highlight selected works, including writings, musical compositions, visual arts, and crafts. The books fresh approach and rich illustration program convey the atmosphere of creativity and experimentation that was unique to Black Mountain College, and that served as an inspiration to so many. This timely volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in the College and its enduring legacy.


art history --- art appreciation --- art education --- History of civilization --- Twombly, Cy --- Cunningham, Merce --- Johnson, Ray --- Fuller, Richard Buckminster --- Asawa, Ruth --- Kooning, de, Willem --- Albers, Anni --- Rauschenberg, Robert --- Albers, Josef --- Chamberlain, John --- Cage, John --- Black Mountain College [Black Mountain, N.C.]

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Painting --- Kooning, de, Willem --- Willem De Kooning 1904-1997 (°Rotterdam). Leefde sinds 1926 in de U.S.A. --- Abstract Expressionisme ; Action Painting ; Willem de Kooning --- 75.07 --- Schilderkunst ; schilders --- painters [artists] --- abstracte kunst --- moderne kunst --- Willem De Kooning 1904-1997 (°Rotterdam). Leefde sinds 1926 in de U.S.A

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Iconography --- Art --- Sculpture --- Painting --- History --- painting [image-making] --- art history --- sculpting --- human figures [visual works] --- Maillol, Aristide --- Baskin, Leonard --- Greco, Emilio --- Dubuffet, Jean --- Laurens, Henri --- Picasso, Pablo --- Marini, Marino --- Schlemmer, Oskar --- Lehmbruck, Wilhelm --- Modigliani, Amedeo --- Degas, Edgar --- Rodin, Auguste --- Moore, Henry --- Marisol --- Lipchitz, Jacques --- Kooning, de, Willem --- Giacometti, Alberto --- Renoir, Auguste --- Hoeydonck, van, Paul