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Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life
André Dombrowski
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Hardback. Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 color illustrations and 99 black-and-white photographs. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 956. Series: The Phillips Book Prize Series. 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.). Offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: ACV; AFC; AGB. Dimension: 262 x 186 x 23. Weight: 956.
"Cezanne, Murder and Modern Life" offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, it offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Mobilizing contexts rarely brought to bear on our understanding of art in the age of Impressionism, let alone the work of Cezanne, this book investigates the "culte du moi" and the conceptions of authorial function in art and literature, theories of neo-romanticism and early symbolism of ... Read more
"Cezanne, Murder and Modern Life" offers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, it offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity. Mobilizing contexts rarely brought to bear on our understanding of art in the age of Impressionism, let alone the work of Cezanne, this book investigates the "culte du moi" and the conceptions of authorial function in art and literature, theories of neo-romanticism and early symbolism of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
The Phillips Book Prize Series
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520273399
SKU
V9780520273399
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About André Dombrowski
Andre Dombrowski is an Assistant Professor of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania. This book is winner of the 2009 Phillips Book Prize
Reviews for Cézanne, Murder, and Modern Life
"Throughout the arguments are supported with a stunning array of contextual information, including both the expected and unexpected... Recommended."
E. K. Mix, Butler University Choice "Life is beautifully produced. The use of illustrations is materly."
Alex Danchev Times Higher Education Supplement "That Andre Dombrowski has contributed a highly original and persuasive interpretation of Cezanne's early work is indubitable." ... Read more
E. K. Mix, Butler University Choice "Life is beautifully produced. The use of illustrations is materly."
Alex Danchev Times Higher Education Supplement "That Andre Dombrowski has contributed a highly original and persuasive interpretation of Cezanne's early work is indubitable." ... Read more