Robert Carleton Hobbs, Author Abbeville Press $35 (127p) ISBN 978-1-55859-651-1
This impressive critical-biographical study confirms Lee Krasner (1908-1984) as one of the major abstract expressionist artists. Though heavily influenced by her husband Jackson Pollock, she challenged and eventually abandoned his style through a...
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Robert Carleton Hobbs, Author ABRAMS $35 (112p) ISBN 978-0-8109-4274-5
Invitingly quirky and rich in subtle hues, the landscapes and other canvases of Milton Avery (1885-1965) made him America's closest approach to Matisse. Avery's 1982 retrospective drew crowds and rave reviews, but his reputation has fallen: Was...
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Robert Carleton Hobbs, Author, Hilton Kramer, Illustrator Hudson Hills Press $85 (264p) ISBN 978-0-933920-95-8
Milton Avery (1885-1965) has often been called ``the American Matisse,'' but that tag seems to miss his essential qualities. Hobbs ( Abstract Expressionism: The Formative Years ) has a better handle on Avery's quietly marvelous paintings. The...
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David Frederick Grose, Author, Roger Mandle, Designed by, Robert Carleton Hobbs, Author Hudson Hills Press $100 (458p) ISBN 978-0-933920-92-7
This attractive if weighty tome by a classics professor at the University of Massachusetts charts the widespread use of glass in the ancient world, from glass vessels found in Mesopotamia to glass sculptures, jewelry and household furnishings of...
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