Gretchen Albrecht : between gesture and geometry /
Gretchen Albrecht CNZM is one of New Zealand's most significant painters. Over the course of her long career, her work has continued to surprise and delight, and her paintings feature in many important collections both in New Zealand and overseas. This comprehensive survey of her much-admired w...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Auckland, New Zealand :
Massey University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Gretchen Albrecht CNZM is one of New Zealand's most significant painters. Over the course of her long career, her work has continued to surprise and delight, and her paintings feature in many important collections both in New Zealand and overseas. This comprehensive survey of her much-admired work reveals a painter steeped in art history, drawing freely from a range of sources to create vivid, intellectually persuasive and deeply affecting work, and determined to push her work in new directions. With a text by leading art writer Luke Smythe, plus a preface by art curator Mary Kisler, this magnificent book both interrogates Albrecht's work and celebrates her accomplishments. |
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| Physical Description: | 303 pages : cheifly color illustrations ; 25 x 31 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0995109516 9780995109513 |