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Leon Kelly: Beyond Surrealism

Leon Kelly: Beyond Surrealism

Jourdan, Uwe
Gerd and Helga Plewig Collection

Hardcover

American Art - GeneralIndividual Artists

Publisher Price: $55.00

ISBN10: 3777445568
ISBN13: 9783777445564
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Published: Aug 18 2025
Pages: 232
Weight: 3.21
Height: 1.00 Width: 8.90 Depth: 12.60
Language: English
With handsome full-page reproductions, this volume provides a new look at the extensive oeuvre of Leon Kelly, a fascinating American artist.

The American artist Leon Kelly (1901-1982) is known for his surrealist work. However, his career, which spanned fifty years, was also influenced by cubism, abstraction, and social realism. Solitary by nature, Leon Kelly lived and worked on his paintings and drawings in seclusion. This enabled him to create a fascinating oeuvre without the influences and restrictions of contemporary fashions.

Today, his works can be found in the collections of renowned American museums such as the Metropolitan Museum, the Whitney Museum, MoMA, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The largest European collection, covering all phases and styles, is owned by Gerd and Helga Plewig. This collection is made accessible in this opulently illustrated volume. The collectors give a personal and sensitive account of their encounters with the artist, and the art expert Uwe Jourdan analyses Leon Kelly's style and working methods.

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