Breaking the rules : Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown /

Breaking the rules : Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Shields, Scott A., author.
Imprint:	New York, NY : Scala Arts Publishers ; Sacramento, CA : Crocker Art Museum, 2023. New York, NY : Distributed outside of the Crocker Art Museum in the book trade by ACC Art Books ©2023
Description:	240 pages illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 x 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Wonner, Paul, -- 1920-2008 -- Exhibitions. Brown, William Theo, -- 1919-2012 -- Exhibitions. Wonner, Paul, -- 1920-2008 -- Criticism and interpretation. Brown, William Theo, -- 1919-2012 -- Criticism and interpretation. Brown, Theophilus. Wonner, Paul, -- 1920-2008. Artist couples -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Exhibitions. Abstract expressionism -- California -- San Francisco Bay Area -- Exhibitions. Painting, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions. Painting, American -- 21st century -- Exhibitions. Abstract expressionism. California -- San Francisco Bay Area. Exhibition catalogs. Exhibition catalogs.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13126742

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Varying Form of Title:	Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown
Other uniform titles:	Gonzalez, Matt, 1965- Container of (work): Wonner, Paul, 1920-2008. Works. Selections. Container of (work): Brown, William Theo, 1919-2012. Works. Selections.
Other authors / contributors:	Crocker Art Museum, host institution. Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, Calif.), host institution. Dixon Gallery and Gardens, host institution.
ISBN:	9781785514463 1785514466
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-226) and index.
Summary:	In reaction to the widespread pursuit of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Paul Wonner and William "Theophilus" Brown were among the artists in the San Francisco Bay Area who began to re-engage with the visible world, applying the gestural style of action painting to depictions of people, landscapes, and still lifes. Together, the couple aligned themselves with this new direction and became leading practitioners of the style known today as Bay Area Figuration. Over time, both artists' works became less gestural and more overtly representational. Brown became known for his psychologically evocative landscapes with classic bathers, as well as for his lonely urban scenes. Wonner received greatest acclaim for his "baroque" still lifes laden with everyday objects, animals, and flowers. Published to accompany the most comprehensive exhibition of the artists' work ever mounted, this exquisite publication offers an in-depth study of these trailblazing artists.

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