Author : Leo Stein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781910146767
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (467 download)
Book Synopsis Appreciation by : Leo Stein
Download or read book Appreciation written by Leo Stein and published by . This book was released on 2022-08 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo Stein (1872-1947) was an influential art collector and critic. It has been Stein's ironic fate to be referred to as "Gertrude's brother," ironic as for many years he was her mentor and counsellor. Appreciation: Painting, Poetry and Prose is a model of lucidity, wisdom and classical simplicity. It ranges over a wide field of thought and criticism. Leo Stein's judgements on art and literature are crisp, perceptive and original. His approach to his subject is casual, anecdotal and, though often sharp and biting, finally mellow. Reading this book is like that rare experience of listening, enchanted, for an evening to a great conversationalist, a man informed and urbane, witty and wise.