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Visually stunning with over 200 full-colour reproductions of Painters Eleven works, as well as more than 40 black-and-white images. Expertly researched by an acclaimed biographer with an extensive and intimate knowledge of the Canadian art world. Introduces readers and art-lovers to Canada's significant contribution to the international movement of Abstract Expressionism. 297 colour images

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Painters Eleven works beautifully as a traditional art book. It has more than 200 admirable colour reproductions... [and expresses the] dream of a society brought to life by artists. - National Post In Painters Eleven: The Wild Ones of Canadian Art, author Iris Nowell brings to life the turbulent rise of an often overlooked period of Canadian art history - Abstract Expressionism - Painters Eleven is an intimate look at a previously unexplored subject matter. - International Architecture & Design

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"Iris Nowell is the author of six books as well as countless newspaper and magazine articles on topics ranging from sports to social issues. She was the first of the new generation of women to write on the sports pages of The Globe and Mail. Her subsequent work includes the well-received Women Who Give Away Millions: Portraits of Canadian Philanthropists and the artist biography Joyce Wieland: A Life in Art and her memoir Hot Breakfast for Sparrows: My Life with Harold Town, which was hailed by the Toronto Star as ""one of the finest memoir/biographies of the last few years."""

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