Lévy, Marjolaine

Ji²sef Halas

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ISBN 13:
9782370742100
author:
Lévy, Marjolaine
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Editions Skira Paris
language:
English
Publication Year:
2024
Pages:
144
Dimensions:
28 x 24 centimetres (0.98 kg)
Genre:
Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£23.26

Description

Józef Halas: A Monograph of Polish Artistic Innovation This monograph presents the work of Józef Halas, one of Poland's most important painters of his generation. Active in Wroclaw from 1949 until his death, Halas developed a unique body of work that explores the relationship between nature and landscape painting. Halas's artistic production is characterized by a poetics of contradiction, as seen in series such as Oppositions, Partitions, Verticals, Obliques, Levels and Interiors. These works demonstrate an artist who has remained open to experimentation throughout his career. This book provides a comprehensive overview of Halas's work, situating it within an international context. With contributions from art historians Michel Gauthier, Magdalena Howorus-Czajka, and Marjolaine Lévy, this monograph offers a nuanced understanding of Halas's artistic vision and its significance in the global history of modernity.

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