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Ulysses is widely regarded as the greatest novel of the twentieth
century. Commemorating the 1922 publication of this modernist
masterwork, One Hundred Years of James Joyce's "Ulysses" tells the
story of the writing, revising, printing, and censorship of the
novel. Edited by world-renowned Irish novelist and literary critic
Colm Toibin, this book presents ten essays by preeminent Joyce
scholars and by curators of his manuscripts and early editions, as
well as an interview with Sean Kelly, the New York gallery owner
who donated his extensive Joyce collection to The Morgan Library
& Museum. Beginning with Toibin's expert interpretation of the
Dublin context for Ulysses, the volume follows Joyce in Trieste,
Zurich, and Paris from 1914 up through the novel's publication-and
the international scandal and fame that ensues. It draws on Joyce's
notebooks and letters, as well as extant manuscripts and proofs, to
provide new insights into Joyce's life, the narrative and place of
Ulysses, and the printed book. Rich and illuminating, this volume
is essential for scholars, fans, and readers of the novel. Along
with the editor, contributors include Ronan Crowley, Maria
DiBattista, Derick Dreher, Catherine Flynn, Anne Fogarty, Rick
Gekoski, Joseph M. Hassett, James Maynard, and John McCourt.
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Renoir (Hardcover)
William Gaunt, Colin B. Bailey
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R2,938
R2,242
Discovery Miles 22 420
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Celebrates one of the giants of French Impressionism with
luxurious, large-format images Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919)
was one of the founders of Impressionism and a friend of Monet,
Pissarro and Sisley. He worked side-by-side with Monet on the banks
of the Seine, sharing his concern with light and colour, but
landscape painting never displaced his enduring love of figure
painting. Delighting in the ample curves of the nudes he painted
increasingly frequently in his later years, Renoir was also a
master at capturing the spirit of Parisian life. His art is filled
with optimism - his lifelong philosophy was that he painted because
it gave him pleasure, and he shares that pleasure with those who
see his work. It is almost always summer in his pictures, and in
paintings like Moulin de la Galette, The Dance at Bougival and The
Luncheon of the Boating Party he gives us an enduring record of
contemporaries relaxing and enjoying their leisure.
This beautifully illustrated publication celebrates the first-ever
restoration of the exterior of J. Pierpont Morgan’s Library —
the historic heart of the Morgan Library & Museum. Morgan’s
Library has stood as a significant cultural landmark ever since it
was commissioned by J. Pierpont Morgan for personal use at the
start of the 20th century. Its transition to a public institution
in the twenties has lent to an even greater flood of admiration and
patronage, by both local and international audiences. The elegant
design by Charles Follen McKim stands as one of the finest examples
of neoclassical architecture in the United States, significant for
its distinctive Italian Renaissance style and its opulent interior
period rooms. The site has been designated both a National Historic
Landmark and a New York City landmark, and it is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. The book, following on the
heels of the completed restoration, will punctuate this latest
milestone in the building’s storied history.
On the occasion of his 85th birthday the famous international
German artist Georg Baselitz (*1938) has donated a collection of
works on paper to both the Albertina Museum in Vienna and the
Morgan Library in New York. The publication combines the 100 sheets
to create a representative retrospective, providing by virtue of
its concentration an important contribution to the understanding of
his entire oeuvre. The two extensive sets of drawings and
watercolours date from different creative phases from the early
1960s to the present day. Through this direct medium the works
provide an intimate insight into the artist’s creative process
across the past five decades. An interview with Georg Baselitz
conducted to mark this publication provides information about the
significance of the works on paper in the genesis of his works and
within his oeuvre.
A revelatory and wide-ranging exploration of Renoir's extraordinary
depictions of the nude and their important artistic legacy Best
known as part of the influential vanguard of Impressionist artists
that experimented with new painting techniques in the late 19th
century, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was deeply inspired by
classical traditions and returned again and again to the canonical
subject of the nude. Tracing the entire arc of Renoir's career,
this volume examines the different approaches the artist employed
in his various depictions of the subject-from his works that
respond to Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, and Paul
Cezanne, to his late, and still controversial, depictions of
bathers that inspired the next generation of artists. Eminent
scholars not only look at the different ways that Renoir used the
nude as a means of personal expression but also analyze Renoir's
art in terms of a modern feminist critique of the male gaze.
Offering the first-ever comprehensive investigation of Renoir's
nudes, this beautifully illustrated study includes approximately 50
works, including paintings, pastels, drawings, and sculptures. The
book also features an interview with the contemporary figurative
painter Lisa Yuskavage that considers Renoir's continuing influence
and the historical significance of the female nude in art.
A beautiful volume that brings to light the forgotten Le Nain
brothers, a trio of 17th-century French master painters who
specialized in portraiture, religious subjects, and scenes of
everyday peasant life In France in the 17th century, the brothers
Antoine (c. 1598-1648), Louis (c. 1600/1605-1648), and Mathieu
(1607-1677) Le Nain painted images of everyday life for which they
became posthumously famous. They are celebrated for their
depictions of middle-class leisure activities, and particularly for
their representations of peasant families, who gaze out at the
viewer. The uncompromising naturalism of these compositions, along
with their oddly suspended action, imparts a sense of dignity to
their subjects. Featuring more than sixty paintings highlighting
the artists' full range of production, including altarpieces,
private devotional paintings, portraits, and the poignant images of
peasants for which the brothers are best known, this generously
illustrated volume presents new research concerning the authorship,
dating, and meaning of the works by well-known scholars in the
field. Also groundbreaking are the results of a technical study of
the paintings, which constitutes a major contribution to the
scholarship on the Le Nain brothers. Published in association with
the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Exhibition Schedule: Kimbell
Art Museum (05/22/16-09/11/16) de Young Museum, San Francisco
(10/08/16-01/29/17) Musee du Louvre-Lens (03/22/2017-06/26/2017)
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