George Carlson – The American West
Author: George Carlson
George Carlson’s name often comes up as an artist admired by other artists. It was, in fact, through talking with Len Chmiel that I learned of Carlson. A few years ago this epic volume – George Carlson - The American West – came out beautifully showcasing Carlson’s diverse work as a painter and sculptor. Whether it is a figure that he depicts or expansive landscapes of the American West, his visual poetry is stunning.
This is a huge book! It measures 12.4 x 1.48 x 11.24 inches, and its 352 pages weighs almost 6.5 pounds. The color reproductions are exquisite. This is a book that you will slowly absorb as you linger over each image. Carlson’s work is at such a high bar that few – if any – can match it. My copy sits right next to Len Chmiel’s book An Authentic Nature. No one else can come close.
Publisher’s book description:
“The only two-time winner of the prestigious Prix de West grand prize—the highest honor in the storied movement of art of the American West—George Carlson creates works in the tradition of American masters Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, and the Taos School artists.
“No comprehensive book of George Carlson’s work has ever before been published, making this magnificent volume an incomparable addition to the libraries of collectors and students of Western art and American landscape painting. Likened to the French and American Impressionists, who turned to nature’s beauty for relief from the industrialized world, Carlson is regarded as one of the most important American artists of his generation. His Prix de West triumphs have come in two different mediums: sculpture and, more recently, landscape painting.
“Recognized as one of America’s greatest bronze sculptors, Carlson is also a master at using pastels and oils. Carlson’s tactile, textured landscape paintings are viewed as bold touchstones for a new movement taking hold in Western art—and it is inspiring new generations of Realists and Impressionists.
“With nature as his muse, Carlson is an American treasure, and this book demonstrates how and why he is making his own impactful contribution to the canon of art history.”
Artist and Sculptor George Carlson
