Author: Shaw, Jennifer L.
Title: Dream States: Puvis de Chavannes, Modernism, and the Fantasy of France.
Description: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2002. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 288 pp. English text. New in shrinkwrap. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898) was a towering figure in late-19th-century France. Arguably the country's greatest public painter, he created murals that decorated museums in Amiens, Rouen and Lyons as well as major buildings in Paris - most notably the Pantheon, the Sorbonne and the city hall. Critics from the political right, left and centre, the avant-garde, the Academy, and the state all agreed on the importance of Puvis's murals. Avant-garde artists greatly admired and drew from his work. There was much controversy, however, over the meaning of these murals. This illustrated work is a full-length examination of Puvis's murals and their critical reception during the artist's lifetime. Jennifer Shaw explains that Puvis's paintings were imagined to embody a vision of France. Although his regional images, allegories of the French heritage, and evocations of the nation as an embracing motherland were all part of a grand tradition of public art, Puvis's painting style was more closely aligned with the avant-garde. Rather than providing a specific narrative or allegory of France, ISBN 9780300083828.

Keywords: ART, Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre, 1824-1898