Simon Hantaï: Azzurro Cynthia Carr In images that recall nineteenth-century

In images that recall nineteenth-century American and European paintings

Ruby engages with a wide range of strategies and mediums

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Simon Hantaï: Azzurro Cynthia Carr In images that recall nineteenth-centuryThis book was published on the occasion of Simon Hanta: Azzurro at Gagosian, Rome. Curated by Anne Baldassari, the exhibition focused on the significance of blue in the artists practice, illuminating his affinity with Italy and the influence on his work of its classical painting tradition. Azzurro featured work from throughout Hantas career and included many paintings produced using his characteristic pliage (folding) technique, in which a canvas is