C騷anne (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780500204634)

For Picasso he was "like our father"; for Matisse, "a god of painting." Paul C騷anne (1839-1906) is widely regarded as the father of modern art. In this authoritative and accessible study, Richard Verdi traces the evolution of C騷anne's landscape, still life, and figure compositions from the turbulently romantic creations of his youth to the visionary masterpieces of his final years. The painter's biography--his fluctuating reputation and strained relations with his parents, wife, and close friend Emile Zola--is vividly evoked using excerpts from his own letters and from contemporary accounts of the artist. C騷anne was torn between the desires to both make and find art--to master the themes of the past, through his copying sessions in the Louvre, and to explore the eternal qualities of nature in the countryside of his native Provence. In this way, the artist sought "to make of impressionism something solid and durable, like the art of the museums." In this richly illustrated overview, now updated throughout and with a new preface, Verdi explores the strength, vitality, and magnitude of C騷anne's achievement.

Author: Richard Verdi
ISBN-10: 0500204632
ISBN-13: 9780500204634
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 05/10/2022
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.70w x 0.70d