The Post Impressionists (Classic Reprint)

C Lewis Hind

ISBN 10: 1330728521 / ISBN 13: 9781330728529

Editore: Forgotten Books, 2017

160 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.37 inches. This item is printed on demand. Codice articolo zk1330728521

Riassunto:

From realism to expression, a concise tour of post-impressionist ideas that reshaped modern art.

This volume collects essays that examine Matisse, Van Gogh, Gauguin, and other early modern artists as they moved away from strict realism toward personal, expressive vision. It explores how critics and painters questioned tradition and pursued new ways to see and convey feeling on canvas.

With clear reflections and firsthand encounters, the author threads together biography, criticism, and contemporary reaction to illuminate the birth of a freer, more individual art. The result is a readable guide to a pivotal moment in art history that still influences how we view modern painting.

• Profiles major figures and their shared drive for expression
• Explains shifts from realism to symbolic, abstracted color and form
• Mixes critical commentary with personal experience of the art
• Situates the Post-Impressionist movement in its historical context

Ideal for readers of art history, modernist essays, and anyone curious about the roots of contemporary painting.

Dati bibliografici

Titolo: The Post Impressionists (Classic Reprint)
Casa editrice: Forgotten Books
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New