The Art of the July Monarchy: France, 1830 to 1848

Bezucha, Robert J., and Chu, Petra ten-Doesschate, and Condon, Patricia, and Driskel, Michael Paul, and Weisberg, Gabriel P.

ISBN 10: 0826207219 / ISBN 13: 9780826207210

Published by University of Missouri Press, Columbia, MO, 1990

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Cloth, xiv, 313 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, October 21 to December 3, 1989; Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, January 21 to March 12, 1990; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, March 31 to May 20, 1990. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. *** "In the years between 1830 and 1848, the period know as the July Monarchy, French art underwent the major transformation from romanticism to realism. Yet, because of their transitional nature, the works of this period have often been ignored by art historians. By avoiding a concentration on either a single artist or a single ism, the book illuminates this 18 year period." - Publisher. *** CONTENTS: An introduction to the history, by Robert J. Bezucha; An introduction to the art, by Michael Paul Driskel; Historical subjects, by Patricia Condon; Early realism, by Gabriel P. Weisberg; At home and abroad: landscape representation, by Petra Ten-Doesschate Chu; The cult of personal portraiture, by Gabriel P. Weisberg; The coded image : agitation in aspects of political and social caricature, by Gabriel P. Weisberg; The renaissance of book illustration, by Robert J. Bezucha. Size: 4to.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of the July Monarchy: France, 1830 to 1848
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press, Columbia, MO
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826207219
• ISBN 13: 9780826207210
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Book Type: Collectible
• Seller catalogs:
  • Movements::Romanticism
  • European::6. Neo-Classical & Romantic
  • European::French
  • New Books
  • XXX::COLLECTIBLES
  • XXL::Extra Extra Large

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Synopsis

In the years between 1830 and 1848, the period know as the July Monarchy, French art underwent the major transformation from romanticism to realism. Yet, because of their transitional nature, the works of this period have often been ignored by art historians. By avoiding a concentration on either a single artist or a single "ism," the book illuminates this 18 year period. Named after the month in which Louis Philippe became "King of the French," the July Monarchy was a period of reconsideration, as both intellectuals and artists began to explore new ways of looking at history and contemporary society. During this time, public exhibitions and new mass-produced sources of art publication and art criticism brought the art world into nearly every household. Some of the artists of this period, such as Eugene Delacroix, J. Ingres and Honore Daumier, are still well known today. Others, such as Auguste Jeanron, Dominique Papety and Prosper Marilhat, are far more important than their current obscurity suggests. Following general introductions on the historical context and the artistic background are chapters considering the history painting, landscape painting, portraiture, caricature, book illustration and the advent of realism.