
Monochrome
Painting in Black and White
National Gallery Company Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 24. October 2017
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-85709-614-9 (ISBN)
Description
Painting "without color" has long held a fascination for artists. In this striking and original book, the authors explore how and why artists from the 15th century to the present have chosen to paint in black, white, and shades of gray. Sometimes artists used trompe l'oeil monochromatic effects to represent other media, such as sculpture, prints, or photography; others have consciously limited their palette as a means of re-focusing the viewer's attention, while contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter and Bridget Riley have often found inspiration in pushing black and white to its limits, and in new directions. The authors trace the history of this art form, from the symbolism of sacred images in medieval church ritual - epitomized in Netherlandish painting from the 15th century onwards by Hans Memling and Jan van Eyck - to the modern era and the work of artists such as Josef Albers and Ellsworth Kelly.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery, London
(10/30/17-02/18/18)
Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf
(03/21/18-07/15/18)
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery, London
(10/30/17-02/18/18)
Museum Kunstpalast, Duesseldorf
(03/21/18-07/15/18)
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
160 color illus.
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 229 mm
Weight
1497 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85709-614-9 (9781857096149)
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Persons
Lelia Packer is the former McCrindle Curatorial Assistant at the National Gallery, London. Jennifer Sliwka is the deputy director of the Visual Commentary on Scripture project and senior research fellow at Kings College London.