{"product_id":"art-of-the-extreme-1905-1914-the-european-art-world-1905-1914","title":"Art of the Extreme 1905-1914: The European Art World 1905-1914","description":"Review      Consummately well-informed and readable, replete with shameless gossip and memorable anecdote ... This book is a mesmerising pleasure -- Stephen Bayley ― Spectator Books of the YearThis is a spirited history told with the rush and hustle of a true enthusiast ... Hook pulls his material together with verve and élan ― TimesErudite and amusing ... unfailingly enjoyable ... rich in anecdote and candid in opinion ... an invigorating introduction to the subject -- Rupert Christiansen ― SpectatorA fresh and often wry look at [the] avant-garde quartiers of Paris ― Sunday TimesPhilip Hook makes modern art understandable and accessible to us all ... His lifetime of proximity to works by great masters has made him a well informed afficionado. [An] easily readable, engaging book -- Art Flynn ― Irish ExaminerPraise for Rogue's GalleryHook...writes suavely and racily ... has a fabulous ear for anecdotes ... his entertaining book has a Wodehousian tone that makes even the most heinous act it describes glint with comedy -- Waldemar Januszczak ― Sunday TimesFascinating and elegantly written...both wise and timely -- William Boyd ― GuardianWonderfully entertaining ... full of cracking stories -- Hannah Rothschild ― Mail on SundayFascinating ... Hook writes with honesty and wry detachment -- Robert Eustace ― TelegraphA pleasure to read -- Michael Prodger ― Times      Product Description      A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARThe ten years leading up to the First World War were the most exciting, frenzied and revolutionary in the history of art. They were the crucible of Modernism, when Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism and Abstract Art all burst forth. Simultaneously the Old Master market boomed, and art itself was politically weaponised in advance of approaching war.What was the conventional art against which Modernism was rebelling? Why did avant-garde artists become so obsessed with themselves? What persuaded a few bold collectors to buy difficult modern art? And why did others pay so much money for Old Masters?Art expert Philip Hook brings to bear a unique perspective on the art of a unique and extreme decade.      Book Description      The ten most revolutionary years in art ever, covered by former Sotheby's director Philip Hook.      About the Author      Philip Hook is a Board member and senior director of Impressionist \u0026amp; Modern art at Sotheby's in London. He previously worked at Christie's in the 19th Century Paintings Department. He has appeared regularly on Antiques Roadshow and is the author of five novels and many books on the art world, including Breakfast at Sotheby's (2013) which was a book of the year in the Sunday Times, Spectator, Financial Times, Guardian and Mail on Sunday.","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40141474136149,"sku":"9781788161855N","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/8545eaca-42b6-4142-ae75-c8f34bdce6c8.jpg?v=1656502461","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/art-of-the-extreme-1905-1914-the-european-art-world-1905-1914","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}