Manet : the still-life paintings /
"Still-life painting offers everything from pure sensual pleasure to a challenge for rigorous aesthetic analysis. A bowl of luscious fruit, a vase of exquisite flowers, an arrangement of food on a table - all can be enjoyed on many levels." "Manet's still-life paintings are among...
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New York :
H.N. Abrams in association with the American Federation of Arts,
2000.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Acquisition Notes: | Gift of Anne d'Harnoncourt and Joseph Rishel |
| Summary: | "Still-life painting offers everything from pure sensual pleasure to a challenge for rigorous aesthetic analysis. A bowl of luscious fruit, a vase of exquisite flowers, an arrangement of food on a table - all can be enjoyed on many levels." "Manet's still-life paintings are among the finest ever created, and account for almost one-fifth of all his works. The full range of these oils, watercolors, and prints is discussed in this study and beautifully reproduced in color."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Reúnion des Musée Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay. Exhibition itinerary: Musée d'Orsay, Paris, Oct. 9, 2000-Jan. 7, 2001; Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Md., Jan. 30-April 22, 2001. |
| Physical Description: | 198 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-192) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0810943913 9780810943919 1885444168 9781885444165 |