Painters of the 20th Century Painting In Their Studios: Illustrations by Max Dalton, Texts by Edel Cassidy

by Max Dalton (Illustrator), Edel Cassidy (Editor)

Overview

Introducing Painters of the 20th Century Painting In Their Studios illustrated by Max Dalton! Step into the studios of some of the most famous artists of the century as seen through Max Dalton’s unique and charming perspective. Packed with gorgeous details and accompanied by informative text by Edel Cassidy (Anthology Magazine), this beautiful coffee table art book is an inspiring gift for any art-lover or creative.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781952251245
Publisher:	Paragon Books
Publication date:	11/05/2023
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Max Dalton is a Berlin-based illustrator and graphic artist, known for his pop-culture influenced prints and posters brimming with hilarious and unique details. Interested in drawing since his early age, Max started working as an artist in his teenage years. Max is best known for his illustrations of The New York Times bestsellers The Wes Anderson Collection books, written by Pulitzer Prize nominee Matt Zoller Seitz, and pop-culture inspired posters. He also creates illustrations for books, magazines, newspapers, advertising and products.

Edel Cassidy is the publisher and editor of Anthology magazine and lives in Limerick, Ireland. A lover of the arts, especially visual art, she likes to paint and draw and has been the make-up artist for many Irish short movies.

Read an Excerpt

NEW YORK CITY, USA
Roy Lichtenstein
(1923–1997)
In 1966, photographer Jay Maisel purchased a rundown, six-storey building, the former Germania Bank, at 190 Bowery, New York, and made it his home. Roy Lichtenstein, by that time a leading figure of the pop art movement, rented a room on the fourth floor where he set up a studio and residence. In the 1960s, this gritty part of Lower Manhattan was a hive of creativity, and Lichtenstein’s neighbours included painters like Robert Indiana, Malcolm Morley, Adolph Gottlieb, Jasper Johns and Mark Rothko, as well as sculptor Louise Nevelson, all lured by the cheap rent in the area.
Lichtenstein’s studio was well lit with two walls of large windows. He constructed a floor-to-ceiling wall easel system that tilted the canvases slightly forward at the top so that any excess paint dripped onto the floor rather than onto the surface of his paintings.
Best known for his pop art paintings, Lichtenstein also produced a significant body of sculpture, many of them large-scale pieces that were in sharp contrast to the flatness of his paintings. Lord Snowdon photographed him in his studio in 1969 surrounded by several works, including his geometric abstract-style depictions of the Great Pyramids.