Modernity and Modernism French Painting in the Nineteenth Century |
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| Author:
| Frascina, Francis
Garb, Tamar
Blake, Nigel
Fer, Briony
Harrison, Charles |
| Series title: | Open University - Modern Art Practices and Debates Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-05514-6 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1993 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $51.95 |
Book Description:
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This first volume in the series focuses on aspects of Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism in Paris between 1848 and 1900. Discussing works by Courbet, Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Cezanne, Morisot, and other great painters of the period, the authors demonstrate how some historians view this art as representative of the social, historical, and economic circumstances in which it was produced, how the painterly effects of the art are evaluated, and how a feminist perspective...
More DescriptionThis first volume in the series focuses on aspects of Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism in Paris between 1848 and 1900. Discussing works by Courbet, Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Cezanne, Morisot, and other great painters of the period, the authors demonstrate how some historians view this art as representative of the social, historical, and economic circumstances in which it was produced, how the painterly effects of the art are evaluated, and how a feminist perspective can help to explain art works and change our perception of them.