American Art of the 20th Century

Rarely have the artistic productions of one country had as far reaching and immediate an impact as American art of the twentieth century. With ever increasing momentum, painting and sculpture in the United States departed from the poetic realism of the nineteenth century, incorporated European Impressionism and assimilated Cubist experiments, paused briefly to explore social realism in the Depression decades, and then plunged into Abstract Expressionism with such vitality and innovation that American creators became the vanguard of modern art. Since 1945 the American avant-garde has expanded the horizons of imagination even further, influencing art the world over.

Condition: Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket.

Author: Sam Hunter

Published: 1972.