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The work of art : plein-air painting and artistic identity in nineteenth-century France

Title
The work of art : plein-air painting and artistic identity in nineteenth-century France / Anthea Callen.
Author
Callen, Anthea
Publication
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2015.

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Description
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 26 cm
Summary
In The Work of Art, Anthea Callen explores the paintings, self-portraits, portraits of fellow artists, photographs, prints and studio images of nineteenth-century French landscape painters including the Impressionists. At the same time she considers the emergence of modern artistic identity in the context of creative work. Artists and their paintings under the microscope here include Courbet, Cezanne and Pissarro, as well as their precursors and followers. The book examines their modes of self-representation and painting methods to explore the formation of avant-garde art and modern artistic identity, while paying particular attention to the painters' touches and mark making. She argues that landscape painting in general, and the plein air oil sketch in particular, were key drivers of change in artistic practice in the nineteenth century, which in turn led to the Impressionist revolution. In this beautifully illustrated, highly readable volume, Callen offers fresh insights into the development of avant-garde French painting and the concept of the modern artist, delving deeper into the topic than any before.
Subject
  • Plein air painting > France
  • Landscape painting, French > 19th century
  • Painting > Technique > History > 19th century
  • Artists > France > History > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index.
Contents
The origins of plein-air painting to 1850 -- Maître Courbet: the worker-painter -- Cézanne, Pissarro and knife painting -- Colour: the material and the ephemeral.
Call Number
JQF 16-598
ISBN
  • 9781780233550
  • 1780233558
OCLC
909968561
Author
Callen, Anthea, author.
Title
The work of art : plein-air painting and artistic identity in nineteenth-century France / Anthea Callen.
Publisher
London, UK : Reaktion Books Ltd, 2015.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-318) and index.
Research Call Number
JQF 16-598
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