William Glackens Hardcover by William H. Gerdts; Jorge H. Santis

Product Details

• Publisher: Abbeville Publishing Group (1996-05-01)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 279 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781558598683
• Item Weight: 567.0 grams
• Dimensions: 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 cm

The life and work of one of the most admired American Impressionists are fully detailed in the first major monograph on the artist.

William Glackens was one of the most influential American painters in the first decades of the twentieth century. From his beginnings as a witty magazine artist-illustrator in Philadelphia and New York to his participation in the forward-thinking group of artists dubbed The Eight, Glackens was a perceptive interpreter of his surroundings.

Glackens, one of the most versatile and popular artists of his time, assimilated the lighthearted modern French themes of spirited cafés and bustling parks and resorts in such canvases as Chez Mouquin (1905) and Sledding, Central Park (1912). An admirer of the more traditional figure painting of the Impressionist Renoir, his name also became closely linked to the modern artists who exhibited their works at the famous Armory Show of 1913, which Glackens helped organize.

This important study, the first major monograph on Glackens, includes an insightful essay by Dr. William Gerdts and a complete catalog, introduced by curator Jorge Santis, describing the incomparable holdings of the Glackens Collection of the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. With a chronology, bibliography, and index, this profusely illustrated volume is sure to become the standard reference on Glackens for historians and collectors of twentieth-century art.

About the Author

William H. Gerdts (1929–2020) was a noted scholar of American art history, and wrote extensively on eighteenth and nineteenth century painting and sculpture, especially the American Impressionist movement and related topics. He was Professor of Art History at the Graduate School of the City University of New York (CUNY) for twenty-eight years. His works include the three-volume study Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting,1710–1920; Childe Hassam: Impressionist; American Impressionism; and William Glackens, all by Abbeville Press.

Jorge H. Santis is curator of the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.