Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece

By Jo Saxton

Book Overview

A colourful snail asks you to help him look for his favourite painting. Follow his silver trail through a selection of famous modern paintings by an exciting range of modern artists including Pollock, Rothko, Mondrian, Dali, Picasso and Matisse in search of a piece of art that represents him. Paintings reproduced in the book: Pablo Picasso, Maya in a Sailor Suit, 1938, MOMA. Barnett Newman, Abraham, 1949, MOMA. Jackson Pollock, Number 20, 1949, Private Collection/James Goodman Gallery, New York. Mark Rothko, White Centre, 1950, Private Collection. Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory, 1931, MOMA. Ben Nicholson, 1940-42 (two forms), Southampton City Art Gallery, Hampshire. Henri Matisse, The Snail, 1953, Tate Modern. Henri Matisse, Goldfish (Red Fish), 1911, Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847804233
• ISBN13: 9781847804235
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 1