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Vuillard
A study of Edouard Vuillard, (1868 - 1940) his life in Paris, his painting, his influences, friends and family.
Vuillard's paintings are closely associated as a visual equivalent to Marcel Proust.
108 pages, including twenty nine pages of text. Very good text.
Fifty seven images of paintings, thirty four of which are in colour.
Chapters include
INTIMISM
VUILLARD AND OTHERS
COMPOSITION AND COLOUR
RETURN TO REALISM
NOTES
CHRONOLOGY 1868 - 1940
A short biography - books, articles, general
Vuillard's paintings are closely associated as a visual equivalent to Marcel Proust.
108 pages, including twenty nine pages of text. Very good text.
Fifty seven images of paintings, thirty four of which are in colour.
Chapters include
INTIMISM
VUILLARD AND OTHERS
COMPOSITION AND COLOUR
RETURN TO REALISM
NOTES
CHRONOLOGY 1868 - 1940
A short biography - books, articles, general
108 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1986
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May 24, 2014
'Texture is the warp and weft of the world." Marcel Makarius.
The first chapter 'A World of Intimacy' begins with a quote by Adorno.
"The survival of works of art from one historical epoch to the next lies between their refusal to let themselves be understood and their desire to be understood. This tension is the climate of art."
An excellent little book on Vuillard. Very concise and informative, including brief outlines of important influences in Vuillard's life and work. Proust and Vuillard met on several occasions. 'Proust considered Vuillard "a rare being".' Here's a few examples of the quality of the writing. "Vuillard and Proust share an unmistakable desire to reveal the different aspects of reality as part of a single fabric, the role of art being to show its invisible thread". Vuillard mixed in the same social world as Mallarme. "Above and beyond their common taste for the faded tones of a senescent nature, there were deep affinities between the two me. Vuillard admired Mallarme and adapted several of his aesthetic principles to painting." "Looking at a Vuillard takes time. Vuillard was the last painter of auras; with neither unwarranted nostalgia nor maudlin attachment, he painted the ineffable halo of time".
Another interesting influence in Vuillard's life was Misia Natanson 1872 - 1950, an influential woman in the Paris art world, worth researching. "She was a leading figure in Parisian society and artistic circles from the belle-epoque to World War II. As attractive as she was wise, she fascinated an entire generation". Misia was Vuillard's muse.
This little art book has lots more worthwhile information as well as good quality colour prints of Vuillard's paintings. A good brief way for anyone to brush-up on this important artist from an incredibly creative period in Paris. Also worth reading is John Russell's Vuillard, a far more extensive work on the artist.
The first chapter 'A World of Intimacy' begins with a quote by Adorno.
"The survival of works of art from one historical epoch to the next lies between their refusal to let themselves be understood and their desire to be understood. This tension is the climate of art."
An excellent little book on Vuillard. Very concise and informative, including brief outlines of important influences in Vuillard's life and work. Proust and Vuillard met on several occasions. 'Proust considered Vuillard "a rare being".' Here's a few examples of the quality of the writing. "Vuillard and Proust share an unmistakable desire to reveal the different aspects of reality as part of a single fabric, the role of art being to show its invisible thread". Vuillard mixed in the same social world as Mallarme. "Above and beyond their common taste for the faded tones of a senescent nature, there were deep affinities between the two me. Vuillard admired Mallarme and adapted several of his aesthetic principles to painting." "Looking at a Vuillard takes time. Vuillard was the last painter of auras; with neither unwarranted nostalgia nor maudlin attachment, he painted the ineffable halo of time".
Another interesting influence in Vuillard's life was Misia Natanson 1872 - 1950, an influential woman in the Paris art world, worth researching. "She was a leading figure in Parisian society and artistic circles from the belle-epoque to World War II. As attractive as she was wise, she fascinated an entire generation". Misia was Vuillard's muse.
This little art book has lots more worthwhile information as well as good quality colour prints of Vuillard's paintings. A good brief way for anyone to brush-up on this important artist from an incredibly creative period in Paris. Also worth reading is John Russell's Vuillard, a far more extensive work on the artist.
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