How Long to Read Contemporary Art in the Light of History

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemporary Art in the Light of History?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 38 minutes to read Contemporary Art in the Light of History by Erwin Rosenthal

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Erwin Rosenthal’s Contemporary Art in the Light of History, originally published in 1971, is a small masterpiece of writing on the art of the twentieth century. A scholar of medieval art by training and a prominent antiquarian bookseller, Rosenthal, who died in l981, was equally entranced by modern art, particularly abstraction. His three linked essays in this book—“Contemporary Art in the Light of History,” “Art and Technology,” and “Art Theories and Manifestos, Old and New”—set out a path to understanding modern art through its affinities with the art of the past. Rosenthal engages with some of the enduring aesthetic questions: How do new forms and new artistic vocabularies respond to the deepest human needs and impulses? What is the relationship between artistic theory and artistic expression? Nicolas Poussin’s mythological landscapes, Paul Klee’s graphic abstractions, Bridget Riley’s op-art compositions—these and many other examples from centuries of painting, sculpture, poetry, and music take us, in these pages, on a fascinating cultural journey with a sophisticated and lucid guide. Rosenthal’s explorations of the theory and practice of twentieth-century artists bring us directly into the minds and studios of modern artists. What is more, like his previous The Changing Concept of Reality in Art, already republished by Arcade, this book invites us into a great intimacy with the origins of art.

How long is Contemporary Art in the Light of History?

Contemporary Art in the Light of History by Erwin Rosenthal is 96 pages long, and a total of 24,576 words.

This makes it 32% the length of the average book. It also has 30% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Contemporary Art in the Light of History Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 14 minutes to read Contemporary Art in the Light of History aloud.

What Reading Level is Contemporary Art in the Light of History?

Contemporary Art in the Light of History is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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