ISBN: 9780243596195 - Der Neue Standpunkt (classic Reprint) (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is an influential study of the evolution of styles and themes in French art during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The author maintains that the dominant trends in this period, from Impressionism to Post-Impressionism and Expressionism, can be traced back to a rejection of the historical and academic styles that had come to dominate official art in France in the wake of the rise of neoclassicism in the wake of the French Revolution. Through detailed analysis of the works of major artists such as Monet, CÃ zanne, Gauguin, and van Gogh, the author argues that these artists sought to revolutionize the methods and aims of painting, emphasizing the importance of personal expression and the direct observation of nature, while laying the groundwork for the emergence of abstraction and modern art. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. …