Revelation of modernism: responses to cultural crises in fin-de-siècle painting

"Examines the work of postimpressionist painters - Van Gogh, Seurat, Cézanne, and Gauguin - and how they responded to cultural and spiritual crisis in the avant-garde world. Boime reconsiders familiar masterpieces and draws analogies with literary sources and social, personal, and political str...

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Main Author: Boime, Albert 1933-2008 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia Univ. of Missouri Press 2008
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Summary:"Examines the work of postimpressionist painters - Van Gogh, Seurat, Cézanne, and Gauguin - and how they responded to cultural and spiritual crisis in the avant-garde world. Boime reconsiders familiar masterpieces and draws analogies with literary sources and social, personal, and political strategies to produce revelations that have eluded most art historians"--Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-238) and index
Physical Description:xxiv, 250 S. Ill. 25 cm
ISBN:9780826217806