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Title: Modern French Masters
Note: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: Puvis de Chavannes -- Jean Charles Cazin -- Rodin -- Paul Albert Besnard -- Steinlen.
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Summary: "Modern French Masters" by Marie Van Vorst is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book provides an insightful exploration of influential French artists of the time, focusing on their artistic philosophies, techniques, and the impact they had on the art world. Notably, it showcases artists such as Puvis de Chavannes, Jean Charles Cazin, Rodin, and Paul Albert Besnard. The opening of this work presents a comprehensive preface by Alexander Harrison, which sets the tone for the following essays. It outlines the nature of art as deeply intertwined with love and passion, while introducing the themes of originality, genius, and individualism in artistic expression. Each discussed artist is portrayed in relation to their contributions to modern art, detailing their struggles for recognition and the evolution of their styles within the turbulent backdrop of their time. Thus, readers are engaged not only with the individual stories of these artists but with a broader reflection on the essence of artistic creation itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Van Vorst, Marie, 1867-1936
Author of introduction, etc.: Harrison, Alexander, 1853-1930
EBook No.: 58279
Published: Nov 13, 2018
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Art, French
Subject: Artists -- France
LoCC: Fine Arts
LoCC: Fine Arts: Painting
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Modern French Masters
Note: Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Contents: Puvis de Chavannes -- Jean Charles Cazin -- Rodin -- Paul Albert Besnard -- Steinlen.
Credits:
Produced by Chuck Greif, Beginners Projects and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Modern French Masters" by Marie Van Vorst is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book provides an insightful exploration of influential French artists of the time, focusing on their artistic philosophies, techniques, and the impact they had on the art world. Notably, it showcases artists such as Puvis de Chavannes, Jean Charles Cazin, Rodin, and Paul Albert Besnard. The opening of this work presents a comprehensive preface by Alexander Harrison, which sets the tone for the following essays. It outlines the nature of art as deeply intertwined with love and passion, while introducing the themes of originality, genius, and individualism in artistic expression. Each discussed artist is portrayed in relation to their contributions to modern art, detailing their struggles for recognition and the evolution of their styles within the turbulent backdrop of their time. Thus, readers are engaged not only with the individual stories of these artists but with a broader reflection on the essence of artistic creation itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Van Vorst, Marie, 1867-1936
Author of introduction, etc.: Harrison, Alexander, 1853-1930
EBook No.: 58279
Published: Nov 13, 2018
Downloads: 54
Language: English
Subject: Art, French
Subject: Artists -- France
LoCC: Fine Arts
LoCC: Fine Arts: Painting
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.