History of Press Graphics 18191921 HC TASCHEN - Good

History of Press Graphics 18191921 HC TASCHEN - GoodGOOD Book is in Good condition with moderate shelf wear. This book may have defects such as small corner ding(s), short cover crease(s), moderate loss of cover gloss or other issues but still a good copy. NO major issues like missing pages cover, liquid damage, ripped cut covers, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark. Creators: Alexander Roob Publisher: TASCHEN ISBN: 9783836507868 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 604 pages On Sale Date: 4 28 2023 Dimensions:

GOOD -Book is in Good condition with moderate shelf wear. This book may have defects such as small corner ding(s), short cover crease(s), moderate loss of cover gloss or other issues but still a good copy. NO major issues like missing pages/cover, liquid damage, ripped/cut covers, etc. Book likely has a remainder mark.

Creators: Alexander Roob

Publisher: TASCHEN
ISBN: 9783836507868
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 604 pages
On Sale Date: 4/28/2023
Dimensions: 15 in H | 10 in W | 1.9 in T | 9.2 lb Wt

Discover the unique genre of illustrated newspapers and their modernist artistic design. This rich collection explores 100 years of graphic news items from 1819 to 1921 and their trailblazing influence on the emerging avant-garde art movements. Featured artists include Jean Cocteau and Juan Gris, together with masters of graphic work Thomas Nast and Gustave Dor.
In todays world of instant snapshots, 24-hour news, and round-the-clock connectivity, an illustrated press where the images are as important as the text has become an increasingly rare art form. This far-reaching compendium celebrates the golden age of graphic journalism as a distinct and unique genre and a laboratory for developing avant-garde aesthetics.

Spanning from 1819 to 1921, the collection covers a broad range of news graphics and political and satirical cartoons. Alongside the works of renowned artists such as Jean Cocteau, Juan Gris, and Kthe Kollwitz, the most famous illustrators of the time are also well represented. Thomas Nast, Honor Daumier, Gustave Dor, and the numerous relatively unknown press graphic artists, the so-called special artists, whose work is rediscovered here.

Their rich and varied press work is considered not only in connection to the genre and the historical painting of the 19th century but also in its capacity as a pioneering influence on modern art. With striking examples of proto-cinematic narrative thinking, disruptions of the single image space, and daring forays into abstraction, this material is shown to have laid the groundwork for much of the avant-garde artistic expression that followed.

The book also explores Vincent Van Gogh's careful attention to the illustrated press of his time. He was inspired not only by the artistic aspect of it but also by the spirit of social reform that it represented. An avid collector, he owned a large number of press graphics and went so far as to consider it a Bible for Artists.

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