[USED] Elizabeth Peyton Art Book "Elizabeth Peyton" Rizzoli

Elizabeth Peyton Art Book "Elizabeth Peyton" 2009 Rizzoli Out of print

Details American artist and New Figurative painter Elizabeth Peyton is one of the preeminent painters of her generation, known for her intimate portraits of youthful, romantic people, from friends to historical figures to music celebrities. Her work is intensely personal, but her subjects become intimate with the viewer and the artist. Peyton's ability to draw viewers in is the result of her own fascination and curiosity about the people she chooses to portray. They are stylish in a timeless way, and in moments of life that uphold her ideals of independence, beauty, and artistry. Her method is to paint small, devotional images "clumsily, bluntly, with a sense of extemporaneous intensity."

Compiled by Peyton herself, this book is a decade-long record of her inspirations, her work in many media, and her exhibitions, revealing the evolution of this extraordinary artist who, in the words of The New York Times, brought about "a return to beauty in art, a revival of figurative work, and a revival of painting.