Paths to the Absolute - Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still

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Paths to the Absolute presents the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts delivered in 1997 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., exploring major modernist painting figures including Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still. The volume is issued as part of the Bollingen Series and includes bibliographical references and an index. It frames the lectures within an ongoing public scholarly mission, with publication supported through a gift honoring Charles Scribner, Jr., and notes that image presentation in this edition may differ from original print formats.

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The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

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PATHS TO THE ABSOLUTE [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) PATHS TO THE ABSOLUTE Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still JOHN GOLDING The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1997 The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Bollingen Series XXXV · 48 Princeton University Press Princeton, New Jersey [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) For Helen and Phil [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Copyright © 2000 by the Trustees of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Published in North America by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 This is the forty-eighth volume of the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, which are delivered annually at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The volumes of lectures constitute Number XXXV in the Bollingen Series, sponsored by the Bollingen Foundation. All Rights Reserved Designed by Keith Lovegrove Composed in Sabon MT Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Golding, John. Paths to the absolute : Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still / John Golding. [p. cm](p. cm).—(The A.W. Mellon lectures in the fine arts ; 1997) (Bollingen series ; XXXV, 48) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-69I-04896-7 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Painting, European. 2. Painting, Abstract—Europe. 3. Painting, Modern—20th century—Europe. 4. Painting, American. 5. Painting, Abstract—United States. 6. Painting, Modern—20th century—United States. I. Title. II. Series. III. Series: Bollingen series; XXXV, 48 ND458 .5.A37 G65 2000 759.06’52—dc21 New paperback printing 2023 ISBN (paper) 978-0-691-25293-3 ISBN (ebook) 978-0-691-25294-0 00-023172 There are multiple linked references to various figures in this EPUB however there are no back links provided. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts have been delivered annually since 1952 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, with the goal of bringing “the people of the United States the results of the best contemporary thought and scholarship bearing upon the subject of the Fine Arts.” As publication was always an essential part of the vision for the Mellon Lectures, a relationship was established between the National Gallery and the Bollingen Foundation for a series of books based on the talks. The first book in the series was published in 1953, and since 1967 all lectures have been published by Princeton University Press as part of the Bollingen Series. Now, for the first time, all the books in the series are available in one or more formats, including paperback and e-book, making many volumes that have long been out of print accessible to future generations of readers. This edition is supported by a gift in memory of Charles Scribner, Jr., former trustee and president of Princeton University Press. The Press is grateful to the Scribner family for their formative and enduring support, and for their commitment to preserving the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts for posterity. Images in this edition may have been altered in size and color from their appearance in the original print editions to make this book available inaccessible formats. [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts Delivered at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C 1952 Jacques Maritain, Creative Intuition in Art and Poetry 1953 Sir Kenneth Clark, The Nude: A Study of Ideal Form 1954 Sir Herbert Read, TheArt of Sculpture 1955 Etienne Gilson, Art and Reality 1956 E. H. Gombrich, The Visible World and the Language ofArt 1957 Sigfried Giedion, Constancy and Change in Art and Architecture 1958 Sir Anthony Blunt, Nicolas Poussin and French Classicism 1959 Naum Gabo, A Sculptor ’s View of the Fine Arts 1960 Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis, Horace Walpole 1961 André Grabar, Christian Iconography and the Christian Religion in Antiquity 1962 Kathleen Raine, Wil

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What lectures are included in Paths to the Absolute?

The volume contains the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts delivered in 1997 at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., under the Bollingen Series program.

Which artists are discussed in this book?

The book’s focus includes Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko, and Still.

What additional scholarly materials does the volume include?

It includes bibliographical references and an index, supporting research and further study.

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