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24%OFFAimée Brown Price - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes - 9780300115710 - V9780300115710
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Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

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Description for Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Hardback. Understanding Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) is crucial to reading the history of art of the late nineteenth century and the development of modernism. Often associated with classicizing imagery, he was an artist of great range. This book introduces many of his works, assesses his contribution, and restores him to the pantheon of modern masters. Num Pages: 745 pages, 1000 colour + b&w images. BIC Classification: 1DDF; AGB; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 309 x 258 x 67. Weight in Grams: 4732.

An artist of pivotal importance to the generation of post-Impressionists from Seurat and Gauguin to Matisse and Picasso, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824 - 1898) played a crucial role in the history of late-19th-century French art and the development of modernism. He was an artist of great range, originality, and idiosyncratic invention who executed mural complexes, compelling easel paintings, and numerous works on paper. These two companion volumes—a critical study of the artist's life and art, and a catalogue raisonné of his paintings—introduce many of Puvis’s works for the first time, assess his contribution, and restore him to the pantheon ... Read more

Volume I situates Puvis and his work in his time. With a wealth of new documentation, it addresses the theories, forces, and events that impinged on his art. Volume II is a complete compendium of Puvis's easel paintings and mural cycles for civic buildings throughout France as well as for the Boston Public Library.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300115710
SKU
V9780300115710
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Ref
99-18

About Aimée Brown Price
Aimée Brown Price is an independent scholar and the acknowledged authority on Puvis de Chavannes. In 1994 she organized a pioneering exhibition on his work at the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam. She lives in New York City.

Reviews for Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
“. . . luxurious and profusely illustrated. . . . Brown Price’s catalogue raisonne will be. . . frequently consulted in decades to come.”
Chris Riopelle, The Art Newspaper 
Chris Riopelle
The Art Newspaper
 “A splendid production, amply supplied with plates in both color and black and white, featuring particularly fine new photography of ... Read more

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