Geniuses of impressionism. Manet, Renoir, Cezann, Gauguin, Van Gogh and other outstanding painters
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Having created in the second half of the 19th century a new direction in art, which sought to capture modern life, light and moment, the impressionists were strongly rejected by the artistic establishment and the public. The impressionists" canvases caused a storm of indignation, it was impossible to sell them, many of the artists hardly made ends meet, starved, some committed suicide.
Time has passed, and impressionism has become one of the favorite genres of painting, and the prices for the paintings of impressionists reached millions of dollars. Famous French art historians Maurice and Arlett Sereully, the keepers of the Louvre collections, answer the question of why this happened, and talk about outstanding masters of impressionism: Manet, Renoire, Cezanne, Gaugen, Van Gogh and others. Articles about them are written so brightly and vividly, with so many interesting details that they are read as fascinating biographies.
In addition, the book provides equally interesting articles about symbolists and expressionists, representatives of another noticeable currents in the painting of the XIX-XX centuries. Jean Kasu, the first director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris, about expressionists, Lionel Richard, professor, teacher at the University of Picardia in Amiens, writes about the symbolists.
The book is equipped with colorful illustrations and detailed comments on them, which allows you to make an exciting tour of the masterpieces of impressionism, symbolism and expressionism
Time has passed, and impressionism has become one of the favorite genres of painting, and the prices for the paintings of impressionists reached millions of dollars. Famous French art historians Maurice and Arlett Sereully, the keepers of the Louvre collections, answer the question of why this happened, and talk about outstanding masters of impressionism: Manet, Renoire, Cezanne, Gaugen, Van Gogh and others. Articles about them are written so brightly and vividly, with so many interesting details that they are read as fascinating biographies.
In addition, the book provides equally interesting articles about symbolists and expressionists, representatives of another noticeable currents in the painting of the XIX-XX centuries. Jean Kasu, the first director of the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris, about expressionists, Lionel Richard, professor, teacher at the University of Picardia in Amiens, writes about the symbolists.
The book is equipped with colorful illustrations and detailed comments on them, which allows you to make an exciting tour of the masterpieces of impressionism, symbolism and expressionism
Author:
Author:Серюлля Морис
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Reference books
- Category:Drawing & Painting
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00180-391-1
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