Modern Francia Festmények
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A landmark volume in Hungarian art scholarship, Modern Francia Festmények — meaning Modern French Paintings — presents a curated collection of masterworks from the golden age of French modernism, the movement that irrevocably transformed the visual language of Western art. The cover alone, graced by a signature Degas pastel of a ballet dancer caught in an intimate, unguarded moment, signals the calibre and sensitivity of the works within, drawing the reader into a world of shimmering light, bold colour, and revolutionary technique. This richly illustrated catalogue chronicles the sweeping arc of French modern painting, from the sun-drenched canvases of the Impressionists to the daring formal experiments of the Post-Impressionists and beyond. The volume argues, through careful selection and authoritative commentary, that French painting of this era was not merely a stylistic revolution but a profound rethinking of how art could capture human experience. Indispensable for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of European art history alike, it leaves one wondering which hidden masterpiece awaits discovery on the very next page.
Author: Genthon Istvan
Format: Hardback
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
A landmark volume in Hungarian art scholarship, Modern Francia Festmények — meaning Modern French Paintings — presents a curated collection of masterworks from the golden age of French modernism, the movement that irrevocably transformed the visual language of Western art. The cover alone, graced by a signature Degas pastel of a ballet dancer caught in an intimate, unguarded moment, signals the calibre and sensitivity of the works within, drawing the reader into a world of shimmering light, bold colour, and revolutionary technique. This richly illustrated catalogue chronicles the sweeping arc of French modern painting, from the sun-drenched canvases of the Impressionists to the daring formal experiments of the Post-Impressionists and beyond. The volume argues, through careful selection and authoritative commentary, that French painting of this era was not merely a stylistic revolution but a profound rethinking of how art could capture human experience. Indispensable for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts of European art history alike, it leaves one wondering which hidden masterpiece awaits discovery on the very next page.