This 1984 hardback monograph with dust jacket was hand signed for Nadine at the Betty Cuningham Gallery exhibition "Pearlstein New Work" on February 21, 2013.

Book information:
Publisher: ALPINE FINE ARTS COLLECTION, LTD, New York, 1984
Hardback: 372 pages with 120 full color and over 500 black and white illustrations

Publisher's blurb:
Philip Pearlstein grew out of Abstract Expressionism to become one of the most important and innovative artists of the contemporary Realist school. Born in 1924, he studied art at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and received his Masters in art history at New York University. Since the early 1960's he has been constantly developing and refining his style, devoting himself to a truer, more accurate depiction of his subject matter. Twenty years after his switch to realism, one finds Pearlstein more effective than ever, and also more influential. His works can be seen in most of the nation's major museums as well as many of the smaller, regional collections. Pearlstein has long been an advocate of the rights of artists, especially inn matters of copyright and reproduction. He has been a member of numerous panels and committees discussing these issues as well as the importance of realist art in general. Pearlstein's bold honesty, devotion to his artistic principles, and his dedication to the teaching of younger artists have all earned him a place in the history of art.

In 1983-1984, the Milwaukee Art Museum travelled the first major retrospective of Pearlstein's works. Philip Pearlstein includes a text by Russell Bowman, curator of the exhibition, and introduction by Hilton Kramer, former art critic for The New York Times, an essay by art critic Irving Sandler, as well as a complete photographic listing of all known oil paintings by Pearlstein. An important, scholarly book, the definitive text, the 120 full color and over 500 black and white illustrations and the artistic relevance make Philip Pearlstein a major work to anyone interested in contemporary art.

More about Philip Pearlstein:
Philip Pearlstein was born in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1924. In 1941, his junior year in high school, he received his first recognition when awarded first and third prizes in Scholastic Magazine’s 14th National High School Art Exhibition. Upon graduation from high school in 1942, he enrolled in the Carnegie Institute of Technology but the draft limited his attendance to one year. After discharge from the army in 1946, he returned to Carnegie Tech where he received his BFA in 1949. Upon graduation, he moved to New York City where he pursued work in graphic design and received a Master’s degree in art history from New York University in 1955.
Pearlstein worked as a graphic designer for Life Magazine before becoming an instructor at the Pratt Institute, and then a professor at Brooklyn College; he has also served as a visiting artist at several prestigious institutions throughout the country. His work has been exhibited in several solo exhibitions throughout the United States with paintings in the collections of over 70 public art museums. Pearlstein served as a President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters from 2003-2006 and currently lives and works in New York.
“It is what is painted between the outlines that makes the difference between merely competent painting and really meaningful art.”
—Philip Pearlstein