Bidspirit auction | Chaim Soutine – An Expressionist

Chaim Soutine – An Expressionist in Paris | Major Exhibition Catalogue, The Jewish Museum, New York, 1998 - An important and highly regarded exhibition catalogue dedicated to the celebrated Jewish-French painter Chaim Soutine, one of the most significant figures of the School of Paris and twentieth-century Expressionism. Published in conjunction with the landmark exhibition “An Expressionist in Paris: The Paintings of Chaim Soutine”, presented at the Jewish Museum, New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Cincinnati Art Museum between 1998 and 1999. This substantial volume contains scholarly essays by leading art historians, an illustrated biography, chronology, exhibition catalogue, bibliography, and extensive documentation of Soutine’s artistic development and legacy. Richly illustrated throughout with numerous color plates and black-and-white photographs, the book showcases his powerful portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and iconic expressionist masterpieces. An essential reference work for collectors, researchers, and admirers of modern art, the School of Paris, and twentieth-century Jewish artists. Details: * Title: Chaim Soutine: An Expressionist in Paris * Authors: Norman L. Kleeblatt & Kenneth E. Silver * Publisher: The Jewish Museum / Prestel * Year: 1998 * Language: English * Softcover * Extensively illustrated in color and black & white * Condition: Very good A significant museum publication and reference source on one of the most influential Expressionist painters of the twentieth century.