Masters of French Painting, 1290-1920: At the Wadsworth Atheneum - Hardcover

Zafran, Eric M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1904832938 ISBN 13: 9781904832935

Publisher: GILES, 2012

Synopsis

Masters of French Painting, 1290-1920 presents 138 of the most significant and representative works of art in the Wadsworth Atheneum’s internationally recognized collection of French paintings and pastels. These range from the great 17th-century religious masterpieces by Poussin and Claude, to charming 18th-century genre and portraits by Boucher, Robert, Vigée Lebrun, and Trinquesse, and onto varied and rich examples from the 19th century, with outstanding works by Géricault, Delacroix, Monet, Renoir, Gauguin, and Toulouse-Lautrec.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric M. Zafran is the Susan Morse Hilles Curator of European Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum, where he has worked since 1997. Previously he was Curator of European Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he wrote the first volume of the museum's 'Catalogue of French Paintings'. He is also the author of publications on Rembrandt, Monet, Gauguin, Dore, and Calder.

Review:

This sumptuous volume is a feast for lovers of French art” Especially interesting are the commentaries by Eric M. Zafran, the museum’s Curator of European Art. Each one is a short but fascinating art-history lesson summarizing the artist’s life and giving background information on the painting. Scholarly, witty and compulsively readable, they often include quotes from contemporary critics or illustrations of other artworks related to the painting” Vivian Thomas, France Today

“This sumptuous volume is a feast for lovers of French art” “Especially interesting are the commentaries by Eric M. Zafran, the museum’s Curator of European Art. Each one is a short but fascinating art-history lesson summarizing the artist’s life and giving background information on the painting. Scholarly, witty and compulsively readable, they often include quotes from contemporary critics or illustrations of other artworks related to the painting” Vivian Thomas, France Today

About this edition

• Publisher: GILES
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1904832938
• ISBN 13: 9781904832935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304