Antonio Calderara: 1903-1978

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Antonio Calderara: 1903-1978
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Luciano Caramel
By (author) Eraldo Misserini
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 240
Category/GenreArt and design styles - c 1900 to c 1960
Individual artists and art monographs
ISBN/Barcode 9788857217437
ClassificationsDewey:759.5
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in colour throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Skira
Imprint Skira
Publication Date 17 March 2014
Publication Country Italy

Description

This work is a comprehensive and up-to-date monograph devoted to the oeuvre of Antonio Calderara (1903-1978), which retraces the steps of his over sixty-year-long artistic career. In his early years, Calderara embraced figurative art, influenced in part by the leading Italian art trends of the time, such as the Novecento, Chiarismo, Scapigliatura and Divisionismo movements (but also old masters like Piero della Francesca). Subsequently he turned to abstract art, in line with the shift in this direction in Milan, spearheaded by the Galleria Il Milione and Carlo Belli's KN, and later MAC. In any case, Calderara's art was always rigorously international in scope, as shown by his ties to leading exponents of European abstract art such as Mondrian, Albers and Mavignier. With an introduction by Luciano Caramel, and five sections covering the artist's personal history and his career within the context of the cultural milieu of his time, the monograph offers a thorough examination of the work of Calderara.