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Bouguereau and America - Paul Tanya, Thomas Stanton
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Bouguereau and America
Type : Books
SKU: VV1610034
ISBN: 9780300241358
Pages: 192
Format: 313 x 260 x 16
Cover: Hardcover
Year: 2019
Publisher: Wiley yUP (Wiley yUP)
Your Price: $368.18
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Краткая аннотация:
An in-depth exploration into the immense popularity of William-Adolphe Bouguereau's work in America throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries Seeking to bring Gallic sophistication and worldly elegance into their galleries and drawing rooms, wealthy Americans of the late 19th and early 20th centuries collected the work of William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) in record numbers. This fascinating volume offers an in-depth exploration of Bouguereau's overwhelming popularity in turn-of-the-century America and the ways that his work--widely known from reviews, exhibitions, and inexpensive reproductions--resonated with the American public. While also lauded by the French artistic establishment and a dominant presence at the Parisian Salons, Bouguereau achieved his greatest success selling his idealized and polished paintings to a voracious American market. In this book, the authors discuss how the artist's sensual classical maidens, Raphaelesque Madonnas, and pris |
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