Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece
- ISBN10: 1847804233
- ISBN13: 9781847804235
- Author: Jo Saxton
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Published: 02/05/2013
A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting.
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A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting. Follow his silver trail through a selection of famous modern paintings by an exciting range of modern artists including Pollock, Rothko, Mondrian, Dali, Picasso and Matisse in search of a piece of art that represents him.
Paintings reproduced in the book:
Pablo Picasso Maya in a Sailor Suit, 1938. MOMA
Barnett Newman Abraham, 1949. MOMA
Jackson Pollock Number 20, 1949. Private Collection/James Goodman Gallery, New York
Mark Rothko White Centre, 1950. Private Collection
Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory, 1931. MOMA
Ben Nicholson 1940-42 (two forms). Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire.
Henri Matisse The Snail, 1953, Tate Modern
Henri Matisse Goldfish (Red Fish), 1911 Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow