The Presence of the Past in French Art, 1870-1905

Modernity and Tradition

The Presence of the Past in French Art, 1870-1905
Richard Thomson
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Hardback
h27 x 22mm - 288pg
5 Nov 2021 US
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9780300257106
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This innovative book introduces a vivid new reading of French art and society at a crucial period of history The study of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French art tends to focus on a search for the modern. Richard Thomson presents an innovative approach to a popular period of art history, instead investigating how art in early Third Republic France adapted styles from the past. The classical is the predominant theme, punctuated by other stylistic currents, notably the Rubensian and the Botticellian. It asks, how did these styles-all three derived from foreign art-come to be adapted into French visual culture? How did the Republic customise classicism to its ideological ends? How was classicism manipulated by progressive painters for radical and reactionary readings? The Presence of the Past in French Art 1870-1905 considers artists of very different character and type-from Degas to Henner, Cezanne to Besnard, Roty to Seurat, Dalou to Maillol-as well as a variety of media, including painting, sculpture, medals and celebrity photographs, to open up new vistas of interpretation in this fascinating field.
Richard Thomson is research professor in the History of Art at the University of Edinburgh.
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ISBN-13: 9780300257106
Published: 5 Nov 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 27mm
Width: 22mm
Spine: 3mm
Weight: 1616g
Pages: 288

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