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Timed with the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition (PPIE) of 1915, Jewel City presents a large and
representative selection of artworks from the fair, emphasizing the
variety of paintings, sculptures, photographs, and prints that
greeted attendees. It is unique in its focus on the works of art
that were scattered among the venues of the exposition-the most
comprehensive art exhibition ever shown on the West Coast. Notably,
the PPIE included the first American presentations of Italian
Futurism, Austrian Expressionism, and Hungarian avant-garde
painting, and there were also major displays of paintings by
prominent Americans, especially those working in the Impressionist
style. This lavishly illustrated catalogue features works by
masters such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet,
Paul Cezanne, Robert Henri, Edward Weston, Imogen Cunningham,
Edvard Munch, Oskar Kokoschka, Umberto Boccioni, and many more. The
volume also explores the PPIE's distinctive murals program,
developments in the art of printmaking, and the legacy of the
French Pavilion, which hosted an abundance of works by Auguste
Rodin and inspired the founding and architecture of the Legion of
Honor museum in San Francisco. A rich and fascinating study of a
critical moment in American and European art history, Jewel City is
indispensable for understanding both the United States' and
California's role in the reception of modernism as well as the
region's historical place on the international art stage. Published
in association with the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibition dates: de Young Museum, San Francisco: October 17, 2015
- January 10, 2016.
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James Tissot (Hardcover)
Melissa E. Buron; Contributions by Marine Kisiel, Krystyna Matyjaszkiewicz, Paul Perrin, Cyrille Sciama
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R1,807
R1,312
Discovery Miles 13 120
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James Tissot is best known for his paintings of fashionable women
and society life in the late 19th century. Born in Nantes, France,
he trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he befriended
James McNeill Whistler and Edgar Degas. Tissot's career defies
categorization and he never formally belonged to the Impressionist
circle despite an invitation from Degas. An astute businessman,
Tissot garnered commercial and critical success on both sides of
the English Channel while defying traditional conventions. He
received recognition at the time from patrons and peers, and even
his society portraits reveal a rich and complex commentary on
Victorian and fin-de-siecle culture. This lavishly illustrated
book, featuring paintings, enamels, and works on paper, explores
Tissot's life and career from his early period in Nantes to his
later years when he made hundreds of spiritual and religious works.
The volume also includes essays that introduce new scholarship to
redefine Tissot's placement within the narratives of the
19th-century canon.
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