Manet: Portraying Life - Rilegato

Stevens, Maryanne; Guegan, Stephane

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ISBN 10: 1905711743 ISBN 13: 9781905711741

Casa editrice: Royal Academy of Arts, 2011

Riassunto

Today, it seems astonishing that the work of Edouard Manet (1832–83), the master French painter, was controversial in his day. His subversive handling of both paint and subject matter, coupled with his detached gaze, shocked contemporaries—but established him as the father of modern painting. This remarkable book, published to accompany an important traveling exhibition, explores the artist’s stylistic evolution in the context of his portraiture. The relationship between Manet’s portraits and his genre scenes is presented for the first time, illustrated by such masterpieces as The Luncheon (In the Studio) of 1868, and In the Conservatory (M. and Mme. Guillemet) of 1879. Leading authorities consider such topics as the influence of 17th-century Dutch painters, parallels with Renoir, and links with early photography.

Praise for Manet:

“Lush portraits as arresting today as they were when they were first exhibited.”

—Vogue

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L'autore:

MaryAnne Stevens is director of academic affairs at the Royal Academy of Arts, London. Colin B. Bailey is chief curator of the Frick Collection, New York. Stéphane Guégan is a curator at the Musée d’Orsay, Paris. Leah Lehmbeck is associate curator at the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena. Lawrence W. Nichols is curator of European Painting and Sculpture before 1900 at the Toledo Museum of Art.

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• Editore: Royal Academy of Arts
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1905711743
• ISBN 13: 9781905711741
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 213