Manet Pierre Courthion

Leafing through the plates in this book, one finds it difficult to understand how Manet's art could have been so violently reprehended in its own day. His subject matter was traditional enough, and by nature he was not a flaming revolutionary or a bo-hemian character from the depths of the art world. Yet he suffered indignities and abuse for years, and even as late as 1894 admirers found it difficult to get his works into French national collections. The truth is that Manet was one of the first artists- perhaps the first-who can truly be called "modern." He insisted on the personal integrity of the artist, on the self-sufficiency of the work of art, and on the right to draw on previous art-as well as on nature -for pictorial motivation; he ignored hoary academic techniques and rules and painted spontaneously, impulsively, bringing a highly individual and fresh vision to almost everything he represented. The actions of his brush and his handling of pigment address the eye of the observer for their own dynamic and sensuous properties; he wanted the painting to appeal directly to the senses and perception of the observer-that is to say, not as a representation but as a painting by Edouard Manet. In addition to the introduction, commentaries, and full-colour reproductions, the book contains numerous black-and-white illustrations, a bibliography, and a useful biographical outline. The author, Pierre Courthion, is a distinguished writer and historian of French art and has edited a ... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Manet (Pierre Courthion)