{"product_id":"a-new-key-jeffery-w-howe-9781892850126","title":"A New Key: Modern Belgian Art from the Simon Collection","description":"The Simon Collection, housed in London and France, is the finest assemblage of modern Belgian art outside Belgium. Accompanying an exhibition held at Boston College's McMullen Museum, \u003ci\u003e A New Key\u003c\/i\u003e presents fifty-three works never before displayed in North America, including important paintings by René Magritte, James Ensor, Frits van den Berge, Paul Delvaux, and others.\u003cbr\u003eFull-color reproductions of the paintings are accompanied by seven essays that illuminate their significance and the distinctive contribution of Belgian art to the development of modernism. Addressing themes like the rise of Freudian psychology, the influence of carnival, and the trauma of two world wars, \u003ci\u003eA New Key \u003c\/i\u003eforges a new understanding of Belgium's long-neglected role in the development of modern art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffery W. Howe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1892850125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781892850126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.01h x 7.98w x 0.69d","brand":"Jeffery W. Howe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445832855807,"sku":"9781892850126","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_346fac80-0dbe-45b9-a994-749a93f9ff1b.jpg?v=1777220956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-new-key-jeffery-w-howe-9781892850126","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}