
Monochrome
Format: Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781857096149
Hardcover|9781857096149
✨ Featured Offer
Brand New
$39.56
List Price: $50.00
🚚
See all 5 offers from $23.99 FREE standard delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Overview
Painting "without color" has long held a fascination for artists. In this striking and original book, the authors explore how and why artists from the 15th century to the present have chosen to paint in black, white, and shades of gray. Sometimes artists used trompe l'oeil monochromatic effects to represent other media, such as sculpture, prints, or photography; others have consciously limited their palette as a means of re-focusing the viewer's attention, while contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter and Bridget Riley have often found inspiration in pushing black and white to its limits, and in new directions. The authors trace the history of this art form, from the symbolism of sacred images in medieval church ritual - epitomized in Netherlandish painting from the 15th century onwards by Hans Memling and Jan van Eyck - to the modern era and the work of artists such as Josef Albers and Ellsworth Kelly.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
National Gallery, London
(10/30/17-02/18/18)
Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
(03/21/18-07/15/18)
| ISBN-13 | 9781857096149 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 1857096142 |
| Weight | 3.30 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.25 x 1.25 x 11.25 In |
| List Price | $50.00 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Pages | 272 pages |
| Publisher | National Gallery London |
| Published On | 2017-12-12 |
View All Offers
Sort by:
Price
Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
Used, Very Good
Seller details
Housing Works Online Bookstore
New York, NY, USA
Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges Hardcover.
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
✨ Brand New
Seller details
HPB-Blue
Dallas, TX, USA
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Used, Very Good
Seller details
Daedalus Books
Portland, OR, USA
1857096142. A nice, crisp copy in plastic wrapping.; 4to; 272 pages.
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Used, Like New
Seller details
GreatBookPrices-
Columbia, MD, USA
100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition. We offer expedited shipping to all US locat...
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026
Brand New
Seller details
GreatBookPrices-
Columbia, MD, USA
100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition. We offer expedited shipping to all US locat...
Free delivery by: 31 Mar 2026