By the close of the nineteenth century, the European countryside
was dotted with artists' colonies in landscapes as varied as the
artists and hosts who inhabited them. The most valuable and
fruitful of these colonies were established along the coasts, and
as they grew, traditional, stoic fishermen watched as their seaside
villages were transformed into communities of art and leisure.
Though idyllic in setting, these were not merely rustic retreats,
but highly motivated international forums for experiment and
debate, populated by those at the cutting edge of artistic
change.
The movement, driven by ideological decisions and sustained by
practical considerations, was shaped by a confluence of innovations
in technology, transportation, hospitality, and publishing. In
turn, it shaped the modern art market and inspired generations of
painters. With this incisive study, Brian Dudley Barrett makes a
major contribution to the geography of art, chronicling a time when
living on the edge yielded fresh works and radical new
perspectives.
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