Cézanne And America: Dealers, Collectors, Artists And Critics 1891-1921
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turn of the twentieth century, a revolution in taste was quietly unfolding across the Atlantic, as the radical canvases of Paul Cézanne began their journey from the studios of Paris to the drawing rooms and galleries of America. John Rewald's Cézanne and America: Dealers, Collectors, Artists and Critics 1891–1921 chronicles this remarkable cultural migration with scholarly precision and narrative flair, tracing the network of passionate dealers, discerning collectors, daring artists, and influential critics who championed the Post-Impressionist master in a nation still finding its aesthetic footing. Drawing on extensive archival research and delivered originally as the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., the work presents a richly detailed panorama of transatlantic art history across three transformative decades. Rewald, the preeminent authority on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, argues that America's embrace of Cézanne was neither accidental nor inevitable, but the result of individual conviction and cultural courage. His prose is meticulous yet deeply readable, illuminating how figures such as Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Stein, and a constellation of pioneering collectors shaped the American avant-garde. Published as part of the prestigious Bollingen Series, this volume stands as an indispensable work for anyone who wishes to understand how modern art crossed an ocean and changed a nation's eye forever — and who, precisely, made that crossing possible.
Author: John Rewald
Format: Hardback
Published: 1989, Princeton University Press
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
At the turn of the twentieth century, a revolution in taste was quietly unfolding across the Atlantic, as the radical canvases of Paul Cézanne began their journey from the studios of Paris to the drawing rooms and galleries of America. John Rewald's Cézanne and America: Dealers, Collectors, Artists and Critics 1891–1921 chronicles this remarkable cultural migration with scholarly precision and narrative flair, tracing the network of passionate dealers, discerning collectors, daring artists, and influential critics who championed the Post-Impressionist master in a nation still finding its aesthetic footing. Drawing on extensive archival research and delivered originally as the A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., the work presents a richly detailed panorama of transatlantic art history across three transformative decades. Rewald, the preeminent authority on Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, argues that America's embrace of Cézanne was neither accidental nor inevitable, but the result of individual conviction and cultural courage. His prose is meticulous yet deeply readable, illuminating how figures such as Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude Stein, and a constellation of pioneering collectors shaped the American avant-garde. Published as part of the prestigious Bollingen Series, this volume stands as an indispensable work for anyone who wishes to understand how modern art crossed an ocean and changed a nation's eye forever — and who, precisely, made that crossing possible.