Antoine Watteau, one of the most mysterious painters who ever
lived, is the inspiration for this delightful investigation of the
tangled relationship between art and life. Weaving together
historical fact and personal reflections, the influential art
critic Jed Perl reconstructs the amazing story of this pioneering
bohemian artist who, although he died in 1721, when he was only
thirty-six, has influenced innumerable painters and writers in the
centuries since--and whose work continues to deepen our
understanding of the place that love, friendship, and pleasure have
in our daily lives.
Perl creates an astonishing experience by gathering his reflections
on this "master of silken surfaces and elusive emotions" in the
form of an alphabet--a fairy tale for adults--giving us a new way
to think about art. This brilliant collage of a book is a hunt for
the treasure of Watteau's life and vision that encompasses the
glamour and intrigue of eighteenth-century Paris, the riotous
history of Harlequin and Pierrot, and the work of such modern
giants as Cezanne, Picasso, and Samuel Beckett.
By turns somber and beguiling, analytical and impressionistic,
"Antoine's Alphabet "reaffirms the contemporary relevance of the
greatest of all painters of young love and imperishable dreams. It
is a book to savor, to share, to return to again and again.
"From the Hardcover edition."
General
| Imprint: |
Vintage Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2009 |
| First published: |
September 2009 |
| Authors: |
Jed Perl
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-307-38594-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
The arts: general issues >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-307-38594-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780307385949 |
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