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Snail Trail

Jo Saxton

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.

GenresPainting, Modern20th centuryPictorial worksJuvenile literature

32 pages, 2 editions

English edition · First published 2009 by Frances Lincoln Children's Books · ISBN 9781847804235

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Editions

2 editions

English

  • Snail Trail · Frances Lincoln Children's Books · 2013 · ISBN 9781847804235 This page
  • Snail Trail: In Search of a Modern Masterpiece · Frances Lincoln Children's · 2009 · ISBN 9781847800213

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