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HARD-EDGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Painting (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hard-edge geometric abstract
1, record 1, English, hard%2Dedge%20geometric%20abstract
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Based there until 1972, he painted hard-edge geometric abstracts in strong colours. 1, record 1, English, - hard%2Dedge%20geometric%20abstract
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- abstaction géométrique hard-edge
1, record 1, French, abstaction%20g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trique%20hard%2Dedge
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y reste jusqu’en 1972, peignant des abstractions géométriques hard-edge aux couleurs pures 1, record 1, French, - abstaction%20g%C3%A9om%C3%A9trique%20hard%2Dedge
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electronic Publishing
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hard-edged character
1, record 2, English, hard%2Dedged%20character
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hard-edge character 1, record 2, English, hard%2Dedge%20%20character
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A character generated by assigning only black and white values to the pixels in the character and background areas. No grey values are assigned. 1, record 2, English, - hard%2Dedged%20character
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éditique
- Composition (Imprimerie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- caractère à contour net
1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20contour%20net
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- caractère nettement délimité 1, record 2, French, caract%C3%A8re%20nettement%20d%C3%A9limit%C3%A9
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Caractère sans halo gris. 1, record 2, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20%C3%A0%20contour%20net
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-05-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Art History and Theory
- Painting (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hard-Edge Painting
1, record 3, English, Hard%2DEdge%20Painting
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Hard Edge 2, record 3, English, Hard%20Edge
correct
- hard-edge 3, record 3, English, hard%2Dedge
correct
- hardedge 4, record 3, English, hardedge
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... this type of painting treats the whole picture surface as one unit : forms extend across the canvas from edge to edge, and therefore Hard-Edge Painting has no "figures on a field" or other depth effects. Paint is applied evenly to produce an immaculate finish, colours are restricted to two or three saturated hues and delineations between areas of colour are abrupt(hence Hard-Edge)... it developed out of the American painting that immediately preceded it rather than the European tradition. 1, record 3, English, - Hard%2DEdge%20Painting
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Histoire et théorie de l'art
- Peinture (Arts)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Hard Edge
1, record 3, French, Hard%20Edge
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- hard-edge 2, record 3, French, hard%2Dedge
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À la même époque aux U.S.A., en réaction contre l'expressionnisme abstrait, le mouvement du Hard Edge a prôné le retour à des formes calculées, simples et froides [...] 3, record 3, French, - Hard%20Edge
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Fine Arts
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- hard-edge art 1, record 4, English, hard%2Dedge%20art
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Beaux-arts
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- néo-plasticisme 1, record 4, French, n%C3%A9o%2Dplasticisme
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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