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Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece

Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece - Paperback

by Jo Saxton
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Jo SaxtonAudience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2014-06-10Pages:32
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Frances Lincoln Ltd.ISBN-13:9781847804235ISBN-10:1847804233UPC:9781847804235Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:ArtSize:8.50 x 8.40 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC11WJDFF4

A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting. Follow his silver trail through a selection of famous modern paintings by an exciting range of modern artists including Pollock, Rothko, Mondrian, Dali, Picasso and Matisse in search of a piece of art that represents him. Paintings reproduced in the book: Pablo Picasso, Maya in a Sailor Suit, 1938, MOMA. Barnett Newman, Abraham, 1949, MOMA. Jackson Pollock, Number 20, 1949, Private Collection/James Goodman Gallery, New York. Mark Rothko, White Centre, 1950, Private Collection. Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931, MOMA. Ben Nicholson, 1940-42 (two forms), Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire. Henri Matisse, The Snail, 1953, Tate Modern. Henri Matisse, Goldfish (Red Fish), 1911, Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow.

Languages:EnglishPublisher:Frances Lincoln Ltd.ISBN-13:9781847804235ISBN-10:1847804233UPC:9781847804235Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:ArtSize:8.50 x 8.40 x 0.20 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SC11WJDFF4
Jo Saxton fell in love with great paintings when she first went to the National Gallery at the age of 12. Since then, she has become a professional art historian, gaining a Ph.D. in 17th-century Dutch painting and drawing, and is an expert on art and education for school-age children. Jo has worked for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Cambridge University, inner-city state schools and academies, and has also advised government.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd.

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