John Currin
One of the leading figurative painters of his generation, Currin's influences range from Italian and Northern Renaissance paintings to popular illustrations from the mid-20th century. Whether portraits of older women, buxom girls, nudes with elongated bodies, or group scenes of domestic life, his works are characterized by baroque gestures, loose brushstrokes, unorthodox palettes, and detailed backgrounds that startle the viewer into a reconsideration of the tradition of painting. His "old master" techniques and individual style have earned him accolades from critics and collectors worldwide
Print Book, English, ©2006
Gagosian Gallery : Rizzoli, New York, NY, ©2006
Bildband
382 pages : color illustrations ; 33 cm
9780847828654, 0847828654
76910185
Guide to the entries
Maudit : John Currin and morphology / Norman Bryson
John Currin : pictor vulgaris / Alison M. Gingeras
Plates
Tracy and her loyalty
True story
1986
Midwest
USA
Tuesday
The weird wife
The definition of Reg
This time with the horses
Stephanie can't do thirteen
On making someone a good man by calling him a good man
How long it took
Go-getters
The boy they didn't take pictures of
The commercials of Norway / Dave Eggers
Exhibitions
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