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Gretchen Albrecht : between gesture and geometry /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smythe, Luke, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Auckland, New Zealand : Massey University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Albrecht, Gretchen, > 1943- > Criticism and interpretation.
Albrecht, Gretchen, > 1943- > Themes, motives.
Painting, Abstract > New Zealand.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Mary Kisler
  • Introduction
  • Models of expression : 1963-1970
  • A threaded communion of sea, earth and sky: 1971-1978
  • Shaping significance : 1980-1984
  • (Re-)constructing Nature: 1985-1989
  • Nocturnes and nomadic geometries: 1990-1994
  • Weighing gains and losses: 1995-2000
  • Resonance, refinement and retrospection: 2001-2008
  • Roses and radiant rectangles: 2009-2018
  • Chronology.