Starting with Rodin and ending with Louise Bourgeois, Icons of Art traces artistic developments and trends across North America and Europe in the last century. Full-color reproductions of nearly one hundred important paintings, sculptures, photographs and multi-media projects are accompanied by brief biographies of the artists, informative essays, as well as anecdotal information and comparative illustrations. A magnificent introduction to modern masterpieces, this information-packed volume offers an enlightening chronological perspective on the ever-changing face of art as it highlights the works and figures with whom very art lover should be familiar.
