Will Barnet, one of the most prolific and widely exhibited living American painters, turns 98 in May, and in celebration of this event we're publishing Will Barnet: A Sketchbook, 1932-1934, which collects sketches from Barnet's formative years that have never before been exhibited or published.Library Journal reviews A Sketchbook in its latest issue:
Eight decades of American artist Barnet's work have reflected trends from social realism to abstract formalism in prints, drawing, and paintings. Published here is a recently uncovered collection of sketches figurative in their style. Vibrant yet precise, these were executed en plein air in the early 1930s while Barnet was a student at the Art Students League in Manhattan. The drawings evoke the life and vitality of city dwellers in summertime, enjoying New York's Central Park as a communal backyard.Check back later as we post some selected images from this beautiful new book.
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