Mondrian, Malevich, Kandinsky, Pollock, Newman, Rothko and Still



Profusely illustrated and containing a wealth of critical and art historical analyses, Paths to the Absolute provides a clear approach to an understanding of the content and meaning of abstract art at its best and most profound.

For each of the seven major artists analyzed, John Golding has chosen key works to illustrate a progression away from figurative painting; each is described and analyzed in terms of colour, medium, content and scale, supplemented by a range of comparative material demonstrating stylistic influences, especially the pivotal role and impact of Cubism.