Manet's 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe' by Paul Hayes Tucker

Manet's 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe' by Paul Hayes Tucker

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Edouard Manet's controversial painting 'Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe' is one of the best-known images in French art. These essays, by the top experts in the field, offer six different readings of the painting, incorporating close examinations of its radical style and novel subject.

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Manet's 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe' by Paul Hayes Tucker

Edouard Manet's controversial painting Le D jeuner sur l'herbe is one of the best known images in French art. The subject of critical analysis for more than a century, it still defies singular interpretations. These essays, written specially for this volume by the leading scholars of French modern art, therefore offer six different readings of the painting, incorporating close examinations of its radical style and novel subject, relevant historical developments and archival material, as well as biographical evidence that prompts psychological inquiries.
"..for those who wish to delve into Manet's Dejeuner sur l'herbe...this set of concise and well-written articles is an excellent starting point." Nineteenth-Century French Studies
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ISBN 13 9780521479844
ISBN 10 0521479843
Title Manet's 'Le Dejeuner sur l'herbe'
Author Paul Hayes Tucker
Series Masterpieces Of Western Painting
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 1998-02-13
Number of pages 196
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.