Author: Price, Aimee Brown et al.
Title: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Description: New York, Rizzoli, 1994. Hardcover. Blue stamped cloth, black & color illustrated dust jacket. 272 pp. 89 color, 123 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibtion of artwork by French painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898), who "acquired great fame in the second half of the nineteenth century through his mural paintings. He provided many public buildings in France with charming Arcadian landscapes peopled by personifications of the Muses and Arts, Virtues and Sciences. In 1893 his by now international reputation led to a commission for the Boston Public Library." (dj) With four illustrated and thematic essays, a chronology, exhibitions history, and selected bibliography. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 152 pieces, including works by other artists: Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Maurice Denis, Henri Matisse, Maurice Prendergast, and Pablo Picasso. "This lavishly illustrated publication gives an all-embracing survey of Puvis' work." (dj) A stunning resource, overall. VG/VG (corners of dj may be bumped, otherwise clean, crisp, and tight) .
Keywords: 19th Century; French; Murals ; Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre ; French ; Murals
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Title: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
Description: New York, Rizzoli, 1994. Hardcover. Blue stamped cloth, black & color illustrated dust jacket. 272 pp. 89 color, 123 bw plates. Issued in conjunction with an exhibtion of artwork by French painter Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824-1898), who "acquired great fame in the second half of the nineteenth century through his mural paintings. He provided many public buildings in France with charming Arcadian landscapes peopled by personifications of the Muses and Arts, Virtues and Sciences. In 1893 his by now international reputation led to a commission for the Boston Public Library." (dj) With four illustrated and thematic essays, a chronology, exhibitions history, and selected bibliography. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 152 pieces, including works by other artists: Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Maurice Denis, Henri Matisse, Maurice Prendergast, and Pablo Picasso. "This lavishly illustrated publication gives an all-embracing survey of Puvis' work." (dj) A stunning resource, overall. VG/VG (corners of dj may be bumped, otherwise clean, crisp, and tight) .
Keywords: 19th Century; French; Murals ; Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre ; French ; Murals
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: Kevin Mullen, Bookseller
- Book number: 13165
- Book number: 13165
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