Cézanne's Composition Analysis of His Form with Diagrams and Photographs of His Motifs, Third Edition

Loran, Erle

ISBN 10: 0520054598 / ISBN 13: 9780520054592

Published by University of California Press, 1985

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Pictorial softcover. 3rd edition, first paperback printing stated. Mild creasing to covers; tight and square. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall. Seller Inventory # 34223

Bibliographic Details

Title: Cézanne's Composition Analysis of His Form ...

Publisher: University of California Press

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good+

Edition: Third Edition; First Printing.

About this title

Synopsis:

This book had its provenance in the late 1920s, when Erle Loran, then a young artist who wanted to fathom the mysteries of Cezanne's structural form, took up residence in the master's studio in Aix-en-Provence. For several years, he lived there and painted, and when he came across familiar motifs in the countryside, he took snapshots of the setting. These photographs assisted Loran in his analysis of Cezanne's composition and served as the basis for this book, which analyzes over 30 of Cezanne's paintings. This new edition brings Loran's milestone study up-to-date with a new foreword by art historian Richard Shiff, who places Loran's work into today's art historical context.

Review:

"I have learned a great deal from his book about modern painting in general. [Loran] devotes his attention mainly to Cezanne's concrete means and methods, and he arrives thereby at an understanding of Cezanne's art more essential than any other I have seen in print."--"The Nation