Synopsis
The catalogue of an exhibition held in 1993 at the Kunsthalle Tubingen, with a detailed commentary on each of 100 color plates by the Kunsthalle's director, Gotz Adriani.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-03-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 13.0 in | | Width: | 10.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 91.2 oz |
Publisher's Note
Though Paul Cézanne died just a few years into our century, the impact of his work on the greatest artistic expression that follows ranks him as the critical forerunner and indispensable shaper of 20th-century art. With 97 color reproductions this volume includes a selection of major and pivotal works as well as examples from Cézanne favorite genres--landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and figural scenes, including erotic nudes, and other early work rarely seen. A sweeping introductory review of the artists' life, including details of his famous friendship with Emile Zola, is followed by illuminating commentary that accompanies each full-page colorplate, offering readers a new understanding of Cézanne's singular technique and why it has never been equaled. An essay by art scholar Walt Feilchenfeldt documents the early reception of Cézanne's work by the art world, adding to the book's value as a reference source.
Industry Reviews
In this catalog for an exhibit in the Kunsthalle Tubingen in Germany, Gotz covers key developments in C?zanne's work from 1866 to 1906 and emphasizes the artist's essential role as the predecessor of 20th-century modern art. Pulling together 97 paintings from collections around the world, the author has produced a serious, well-documented, authoritative, and selective critique. After the introduction, each painting in the show is illustrated in color with accompanying description, bibliography, and provenance. Gotz also offers a selected bibliography on the artist, a chronology, and a list of lenders for the show. In a concluding essay, he discusses Germany's early recognition of C?zanne's work and pays tribute to preeminent C?zanne scholar John Rewald, who assisted in the preparation of this book before his death last year and whose painstaking research is a major contribution to a forthcoming catalog raisonn?. In light of that forthcoming title, as well as Rewald's revised biography, C?zanne (LJ 11/15/86), the standard authority on the artist's life and work, this volume is perhaps of limited library appeal. Recommended for comprehensive collections on modern art. Ellen Bates, New York
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