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Eugene Berman (1899-1972)

High Drama: Eugene Berman And The Legacy Of The Melancholic Sublime 156 pages 75 color, 50 b/w illustrations published 2005, Hudson Hills Press, New York hardcover with dustjacket text in English catalog of the exhibition held at the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, Texas essay by curator Michael Duncan ISBN: 1555952763 Condition: new sealed in original plastic wrap The work of the acclaimed visionary artist Eugene Berman taps into a fascinating and little-known undercurrent in twentieth-century aesthetics labeled "melancholic sublime". In High Drama, Michael Duncan's incisive exploration of the beliefs, styles, and legacy of the " melancholic sublime", and the biographies and reproductions of the work of 35 artists, complete a thorough look at a school of great interest. Includes works by Dorothea Tanning, Pavel Tchelitchew, Kay Sage, Christian Berard, Giorgio de Chirico, Salvador Dali, etc.

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