In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00UK8DW7K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It begins in October 1900, as a teenage Pablo Picasso, eager for fame and fortune, first makes his way up the hillside of Paris' famous windmill-topped district. Over the next decade, among the studios, salons, cafés, dance halls, and galleries of Montmartre, the young Spaniard joins the likes of Henri Matisse, André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck, Georges Braque, Amedeo Modigliani, Constantin Brancusi, Gertrude Stein, and many more in revolutionizing artistic expression. She describes the origins of movements like fauvism, cubism, and futurism and reconstructs the stories behind immortal paintings by Picasso and Matisse. Relating the colorful lives and complicated relationships of this dramatic bohemian scene, Roe illuminates the excitement of the moment when these bold experiments in artistic representation and performance began to take shape. Sue Roe has blended exceptional scholarship with graceful prose to write this remarkable group portrait of the men and women who profoundly changed the arts of painting, sculpture, dance, music, literature, and fashion. A thrilling account, In Montmartre captures an extraordinary group on the cusp of fame and immortality. A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the 20th century.In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of modernist art a
"Early19th century Montmartre as one of modern arts foundatinal eras." according to Paul Elsner. I rated as excellent-- Probably a book that establishes the frame work of Modernist theories and innovations of art in the early 19oos at a time that early Paris was taken with modern Developments , even film , cubism , Russian ballet, set and stage back ground, democratization of art and painting which inspired Picasso to paint local subject Matter that captures Montmartre street couture of working class , laborers. artisans , bistro, cabaret and café participant, while the early Pantheon of art dealers , artists came to Montmartre, such as. Joe A. Rector, Jr. said A new favorite. One of my favorite books that I read in "A new favorite" according to Joe A. Rector, Jr.. One of my favorite books that I read in 2015! I did not want it to end. If you have been to Montmarte or plan to go, you must read! Picasso and Matisse and the caste of characters around them set the stage for a new century. Amazing when you understand the talent that gather together in one neighborhood during that first decade of the twentieth century!. 015! I did not want it to end. If you have been to Montmarte or plan to go, you must read! Picasso and Matisse and the caste of characters around them set the stage for a new century. Amazing when you understand the talent that gather together in one neighborhood during that first decade of the twentieth century!. A fun read! I loved the inside details about these Bradley A fun read! I loved the inside details about these artists and it was also very clarifying. There are a number of good books about this time frame that are new publications. Currently I am reading "Shocking Paris" which works almost like an expansion on this book.