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Modern Art 1851-1929

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Modern Art 1851-1929 Synopsis

The period 1851 to 1929 witnessed the rise of the major European avant-garde groups: the Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists, Symbolists, Cubists, and Surrealists. It was also a time of rapid social, economic, and political change, encompassing a revolution in communication systems and technology, and an unprecedented growth in the availability of printed images. Richard Brettell's innovative account explores the aims and achievements -- the beautiful and the bizarre -- of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso, and Dali, in relation to urban capitalism and expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the museum. Tracing common themes of representation, imagination, perception, and sexuality across works in a wide range of different media he presents a fresh approach to the fine art and photography of this remarkable era.

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ISBN: 9780192842206
Publication date: 1st April 1999
Author: Richard Brettell
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 272 pages
Series: Oxford History of Art
Genres: History of art
Social and cultural history
Cultural studies