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On Sale: August 13, 1991
Pages: 448 | ISBN: 978-0-679-72876-4
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A beautifully illustrated hundred-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. More than 250 color photos.
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Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. Beginning in 1970 he lived and worked in the United States, where until 2001 he was chief art critic for Time. His books include The Shock of the New, The Fatal Shore, Nothing If Not Critical, Barcelona, Goya, and Things I Didn't Know. He was the recipient of numerous awards and prizes for his work. Hughes died in 2012.

  • The Shock of the New by Robert Hughes
  • August 13, 1991
  • Art - History; Art
  • Knopf
  • $49.95
  • 9780679728764

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