Jimmy Ernst
by: Ernst, Jimmy / Donald Kuspit/ Kurt Vonnegut

Hardcover. NY, Hudson Hills Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. The American son of great German Surrealist master Max Ernst, Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984) developed a distinct style, marrying abstract, crystalline form to sirituality, influenced by jazz and Native American culture. 166 pages, 44 b&w, 62 color plates. Considers the life and work of German-born American expressionist Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984). Brings together reproductions of his finest paintings, along with a tribute by Kurt Vonnegut, two revelatory interviews, poems by Louis Simpson, a selection of the artist's own writings, and a monographic essay by Donald Kuspit. Includes a chronology, exhibitions and collections histories, and a bibliography. Features an essay combining biography, art criticism, and psychological analysis, interviews, and more. Preface by Kurt Vonnegut. Clean copy.