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Portraits John Berger on Artists
by John Berger
A major new book from one of the world's leading writers and art critics
John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated art writers, takes us through centuries of drawing and painting, revealing his lifelong fascination with a diverse cast of artists. In Portraits, Berger grounds the artists in their historical milieu in revolutionary ways, whether enlarging on the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves or Cy Twombly's linguistic and pictorial play.
In penetrating and singular prose, Berger presents entirely new ways of thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso. Throughout, Berger maintains the essential connection between politics, art and the wider study of culture. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries of visual culture, from one of the contemporary world's most incisive critical voices.
ArtCriticism & TheoryHistoryIndividual ArtistsArt & PoliticsSubjects & Themes
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERVerso
LENGTH512
LANGUAGEEN
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John Peter Berger (5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel *G.* won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism *Ways of Seeing*, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years. **Source**: [John Berger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berger) on Wikipedia.
5.0
Portraits John Berger on Artists
by John Berger
A major new book from one of the world's leading writers and art critics
John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated art writers, takes us through centuries of drawing and painting, revealing his lifelong fascination with a diverse cast of artists. In Portraits, Berger grounds the artists in their historical milieu in revolutionary ways, whether enlarging on the prehistoric paintings of the Chauvet caves or Cy Twombly's linguistic and pictorial play.
In penetrating and singular prose, Berger presents entirely new ways of thinking about artists both canonized and obscure, from Rembrandt to Henry Moore, Jackson Pollock to Picasso. Throughout, Berger maintains the essential connection between politics, art and the wider study of culture. The result is an illuminating walk through many centuries of visual culture, from one of the contemporary world's most incisive critical voices.
ArtCriticism & TheoryHistoryIndividual ArtistsArt & PoliticsSubjects & ThemesPortraits
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERVerso
LENGTH512
LANGUAGEEN
John Peter Berger (5 November 1926 – 2 January 2017) was an English art critic, novelist, painter and poet. His novel *G.* won the 1972 Booker Prize, and his essay on art criticism *Ways of Seeing*, written as an accompaniment to the BBC series of the same name, is often used as a university text. He lived in France for over fifty years. **Source**: [John Berger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berger) on Wikipedia.
