Arts of the 19th Century, Volume Two [II/2]: 1850 To 1905

Cachin, Francoise (editor); Genevieve Lacambre, Rodolphe Rapetti, Antoinette Le Normand-Romain, Anne Pingeot, Philippe Neagu, Francoise Heilbrun, Marc Bascou, Philippe Thiebaut, Caroline Mathieu, Georges Vigne

ISBN 10: 0810919877 / ISBN 13: 9780810919877

Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999

About this Item

Black cloth, lettered in white. As issued. 1st ed. 631 pp., 668 illus., including 208 color plates. Color illus. dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Arts of the 19th Century, Volume Two [II/2]: 1850 To 1905
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, New York
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810919877
• ISBN 13: 9780810919877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

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Synopsis

Vaughan, William

Review

This encyclopedic review of the arts of the second half of the 19th century is produced by the director and curators of the Musée d'Orsay, the Paris museum devoted to the arts of the period. The formidably rich subject material is divided into several sections: painting, sculpture, the decorative arts, photography and architecture. The last two are refreshing additions to a discipline that sometimes overlooks these "mechanical" art forms. This was a time of artistic ferment, with the burgeoning wealth produced by industrialisation and the growth of empire providing new subjects and new markets for artists in Europe and America. Scholarly essays introduce each section, setting artists and art movements in their historical and social contexts. The illustrations supporting the essays are well chosen, with more important artists represented not only by famous icons but also by lesser-known works--there are many pleasant surprises among the more than 200 colour plates and 550 black-and-white pictures of the supporting "Documentation." While drawing heavily on the Musée d'Orsay's fabulously rich artistic holdings, the curators have included important works from collections on both sides of the Atlantic. The book is printed in France and the colour reproductions are excellent; in fact, its strength lies in these illustrations. With some digging, researchers will be able to find in this single comprehensive volume almost anything they want to know about the arts of the period. --John Stevenson, Amazon.com