Laura Rautenbach: 'n Fotobiografie van 'n beeldhouster | A Photobiography of a Sculptress Smit, Kobus
Signed and dated by the artist on the Title page. Also signed on the first page by Laura Rautenbach and dedicated to the renowned author and Art historian Frieda Harmsen.(Author of the Women of Bonnefoi) Harmsen's Exlibris pasted beneath the dedication.
Laura Rautenbach: 'n Fotobiografie van 'n beeldhouster | A Photobiography of a Sculptress Smit, Kobus
Softcover, ISBN 9780620103961
Publisher: Laura Rautenbach(Privately published), 1986 First Edition
Condition: Very good+. The pictorial laminated wraps have slight wear and the book pages are clean, clear and intact and the spine remains undamaged. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.
Photobiography of noted sculptress Laura Rautenbach. The author worked with her for several years and followed her subsequent career closely. Parallel English/Afrikaans text.105 pp with colour and bw photos.
Born in 1932, Laura Rautenbach's creative work was predominantly inspired by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas concerning the sublime and spirituality. Artists chose to focus on painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United States, in opposition to the limitations of the Soviet bloc. During the Post War period, New York City became the international focus for Modernism. Throughout the Second World War, many artists had travelled to the city after having fled in exile from Europe, which resulted in a merging and amalgamation of talent and ideas. Whilst in New York, influential Europeans such as Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers and Hans Hoffmann provided inspiration for American artists, and influenced cultural maturation in the United States for many subsequent decades. Significant artists of this period included Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Frank Kline, Barnett Newman, Clyfford Still and Adolph Gottlieb. In subsequent revisions, the contributions and efforts of female artists such as Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and Louise Bourgeois have been recognised, amongst many other female creatives.
