David Hockney Vintage 1995 First Edition Modern Masters Pop Art Book

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This David Hockney rare vintage 1995 first edition collector's softcover Modern Masters Pop Art book is an incredibly special and … Read more This David Hockney rare vintage 1995 first edition collector's softcover Modern Masters Pop Art book is an incredibly special and unique book to add to your library collection.

The softcover art book with laminated covers is published by Abbeville Press Publishers New York, London. Printed in Japan in 1995. It features a monograph survey of the British Pop Art artist David Hockney, with compelling accompanied text by author Peter Clothier.

David Hockney ( B. 1937 ) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. He is an important contributor to The Pop Art Movement of the 1960's. He is considered one of the most influential British artists of The 20th century. His artworks have commanded greater popular acclaim than any other Contemporary British artist. The Pop Art Expressionist style artworks have been the subject of more than 400 solo exhibitions Art works by Hockney are included in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

For a Contemporary artist of serious aesthetic purpose, David Hockney enjoys immense, perhaps unequaled public visibility. His engaging personality, his quirky but always enlightening ideas about art, and his inexhaustible inventiveness both of imagery and techniques are captures by author Peter Clothier with clear eyes intelligence and grace in this concise and comprehensive overview volume. He conveys with vivid clarity Hockney's serious delight in making art that gives pleasure to both its creator and its audience.


The rare out of print 1st edition collector's Pop Art book measures 8 1/2" W X 11" H X 1/2" D, with 128 pages, artists statements, notes on technique, chronology, exhibitions, public collections, and bibliography. It features 188 illustrations, including 53 in full color.

It is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. It has never been opened or read. The photo of the front cover is of the actual book for sale. The photos of the interior pages are from another copy of the same book from our library to preserve the unopened condition of the book for sale. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less