Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Sliwka, Jennifer
2. National Gallery (Great Britain), publisher, host institution.
3. Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, Germany), host institution.

Description

1. 240 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Summary

1. "Painting 'without color' has long held a fascination for artists and in this striking and original book, the authors explore how and why artists throughout the centuries have chosen to paint in black, white and shades of gray. Sometimes painters used trompe l'oeil monochromatic effects to imitate other media, such as sculpture, printmaking or photography; others have consciously limited their palette as a means of re-focusing the viewer's attention, while modern and contemporary artists such as Cy Twombly and Gerhard Richter 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 to the abstract canvases of the modern era"--Back cover.

Alternative title

1. Painting in black and white

Subject

1. Black in art > Exhibitions
2. White in art > Exhibitions
3. Gray in art > Exhibitions
4. Black in art
5. Gray in art
6. Monochrome painting
7. White in art

Genre/Form

1. Exhibition catalogs.

Contents

1. Painting the sacred -- Studies in light and shadow -- Independent paintings in Grisaille -- Monochrome painting and sculpture -- Monochrome painting and printmaking -- Monochrome painting in the age of photography and film -- Abstraction in black and white -- Beyond painting: Monochrome and installation art -- Your monochrome listening / Olafur Eliasson.

Call number

1. JQF 18-633

Note

1. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the National Gallery, London, October 30, 2017-February 18, 2018; and the exhibition "Black & White: von Dürer bis Elíasson" held at Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, March 22-July 15, 2018.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.

Author

1. Packer, Lelia, author.

Title

1. Monochrome : painting in black and white / Lelia Packer and Jennifer Sliwka.

Publisher

1. London : National Gallery Company Limited, 2017.

Distributor

1. New Haven, Connecticut : Distributed by Yale University Press

Copyright date

1. ©2017

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.

Added author

1. Sliwka, Jennifer, author.
2. National Gallery (Great Britain), publisher, host institution.
3. Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, Germany), host institution.

LCCN

1. 2017939575

ISBN

1. 9781857096149 (hardback)
2. 1857096142 (hardback)
3. 9781857096132 (paperback)
4. 1857096134 (paperback)

Research call number

1. JQF 18-633