Cezanne - A life (Hardcover, Main)

Today we view Cezanne as a monumental figure, but during his lifetime (1839-1906), many did not understand him or his work. With brilliant insight, drawing on a vast range of primary sources, Alex Danchev tells the story of an artist who was never accepted into the official Salon: he was considered a revolutionary at best and a barbarian at worst, whose paintings were unfinished, distorted and strange. His work sold to no one outside his immediate circle until his late thirties, and he maintained that 'to paint from nature is not to copy an object; it is to represent its sensations' - a belief way ahead of his time, with stunning implications that became the obsession of many other artists and writers, from Matisse and Braque to Rilke and Gertrude Stein. Beginning with the restless teenager from Aix who was best friends with Emile Zola at school, Danchev carries us through the trials of a painter tormented by self-doubt, who always remained an outsider, both of society and the bustle of the art world. Cezanne: A Life delivers not only the fascinating days and years of the visionary who would 'astonish Paris with an apple', with interludes analysing his self-portraits - but also a complete assessment of Cezanne's ongoing influence through artistic imaginations in our own time. He is, as this life shows, a cultural icon comparable to Marx or Freud.

General

Imprint:	Profile Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Alex Danchev
Dimensions:	240 x 162 x 48mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	512
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-1-84668-165-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > Impressionism Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1800 to 1900 > Post-Impressionism Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	1-84668-165-0
Barcode:	9781846681653

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