Histoire De L'Art L'Art Moderne Tome 2

Histoire de l'art #5

by Élie Faure

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

Genres: Art, Art History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

Jacques Élie Faure (4 April 1873 – 29 October 1937) was a French medical doctor, art historian and essayist.

Faure was called "the greatest art critic of the 1920s and 30s". He is the author of the History of Art, considered a historiographical pillar in the discipline.

Dr. Faure was drafted as a military doctor at the front line during the First World War. He was quickly traumatized by the fighting and moved to the rear of the battlefield.

His book, La Sainte Face (The Holy Face), published in 1917 retraces his time as a frontline doctor from August 1914 to August 1915. The second part, "Far from the Fire", describes his convalescence in Paris and Côte d'Azur.

Reviews

[Michael Finocchiaro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Despite not being a big fan of Modern Art, Elie Faure does a nice job here talking about Matisse and Picasso among others and how the earlier periods influenced them. He is far more passionate about early periods of art, but his insight into these works is nonetheless captivating and the book is a great read.