Seurat: 0000 - Softcover

Thomson, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714826758 ISBN 13: 9780714826752

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd, 1990

Synopsis

This illustrated monograph throws new light on the meaning and imagery of Seurat's paintings. The usual account of Seurat lays most stress on technical and formal aspects of his work. While accepting their importance, Richard Thomson seeks to redress the balance by providing a sustained analysis of Seurat's imagery and situating his work within the fluctuating intellectual and social currents of the day. To Seurat the vital subject for contemporary painting was the modern metropolis, and this book examines the critical way in which he depicted and interpreted Paris, its suburbs and its popular entertainment.

About this title

About the Author:

Hajo Duchting studied art history, philosophy, and archaeology in Munich, where he gained his doctorate in 1981 with a thesis on Robert Delaunay's Windows series. After working in museum and adult education, he moved on to teaching posts and guest professorships at the universities of Munich, Kassel, Leipzig, Saarbrucken, and Mainz. Duchting has published numerous articles on the art of the modern era, color theory, and the teaching of art, and has authored a number of TASCHEN titles, including Paul Cezanne, Wassily Kandinsky, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, and Georges Seurat.

About this edition

• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0714826758
• ISBN 13: 9780714826752
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240