Masters of colour
Subtitle: Derain to Kandinsky ; masterpieces from the Merzbacher Collection
By: Royal Academy of Arts ; [essays by Stephanie Rachum and John Gage].
Contributors: Rachum, Stephanie.; Gage, John.; Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain)
Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 171
Subjects: Merzbacher, Werner, -- 1928- -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Merzbacher, Gabrielle -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Color in art -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "This volume reveals one of the world's finest private collections of early twentieth-century art. Long known to experts and scholars, the Werner and Gabrielle Merzbacher Collection contains many masterpieces linked by a vivid use of colour. Outstanding works by Cezanne, van Gogh, Picasso, Derain, Matisse, Braque, Nolde, Kirchner, Kandinsky, Klee, Leger, Beckmann and Calder, among many others, and displayed here in all their vibrancy." "The eminent colour theorist John Gage examines the works in the collection in the context of colour theory and colour practice in early twentieth-century art, while Stephanie Rachum discusses the genesis and development of the Merzbacher Collection. A series of scholarly catalogue entries by numerous authorities completes this beautiful publication."--Jacket.
Notes: "First published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Masters of Colour: Derain to Kandinsky, 80 Masterpieces from the Merzbacher Collection,' Royal Academy of Arts, London, 26 July-17 November 2002"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.