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On modern beauty : three paintings by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne

Title
On modern beauty : three paintings by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne / Richard R. Brettell.
Author
Brettell, Richard R.
Publication
Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019]

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Additional Authors
Potts, Timothy F.
Description
vii, 108 pages : illustations (some color); 23 cm
Summary
"An analysis of the notion of modern beauty that uses three Impressionist paintings in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, as the points of departure"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Note
  • "This book is based on 'Toward a Modern Beauty: Manet, Gauguin, Cezanne,' the inaugural Getty Museum Distinguished Lecture, presented at the Getty Center in February and March 2016."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Timothy Potts -- Modern beauty: introduction -- Notes to the reader -- Is beauty transitory? Edouard Manet's Jeanne -- Is beauty immemorial? Paul Gauguin's Arii matamoe -- Is beauty beyond time? Paul Cezanne's Young Italian woman at a table -- Afterthoughts -- List of illustrations -- Suggested further reading -- Index of artists and artworks.
Call Number
JQD 19-387
ISBN
  • 9781606066065
  • 1606066064
LCCN
2018050530
OCLC
1065798598
Author
Brettell, Richard R., author.
Title
On modern beauty : three paintings by Manet, Gauguin, and Cezanne / Richard R. Brettell.
Publisher
Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Added Author
Potts, Timothy F., writer of foreword.
Other Form:
Online version: Brettell, Richard R., author. On modern beauty Los Angeles : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2019] 9781606066072 (DLC) 2018053910
Research Call Number
JQD 19-387
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