Black cloth, lettered in white. As issued. 1st ed. 631 pp., 668 illus., including 208 color plates. Color illus. dust jacket as issued, now in mylar. Size: 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Arts of the 19th Century, Volume Two [II/2]: 1850 To 1905

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams, New York

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810919877

ISBN 13

9780810919877

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

As New

Dust Jacket Condition

As New

Book Type

Book

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Art: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture

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Synopsis

Vaughan, William

Review

This encyclopedic review of the arts of the second half of the 19th century is produced by the director and curators of the Mus�e d'Orsay, the Paris museum devoted to the period. The formidably rich subject material is divided into several sections: painting, sculpture, the decorative arts, photography, and architecture. The last two are refreshing additions to a discipline that sometimes overlooks these "mechanical" art forms. This was a time of artistic ferment, with the burgeoning wealth produced by industrialization and the growth of the empire providing new subjects and markets for artists in Europe and America. Scholarly essays introduce each section, setting artists and art movements in their historical and social contexts. The illustrations supporting the essays are well chosen, with more important artists represented not only by famous icons but also by lesser-known works--there are many pleasant surprises among the more than 200 color plates and 550 black-and-white pictures of the supporting "Documentation." While drawing heavily on the Orsay's fabulously rich artistic holdings, the curators have included important works from collections on both sides of the Atlantic. The book is printed in France and the color reproductions are excellent; in fact, its strength lies in these illustrations. With some digging, researchers will be able to find in this single, comprehensive volume almost anything they want to know about the arts of the period. --John Stevenson

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