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Greuze the Draftsman
Catalogue of an exhibition held at The Frick Collection, New York, May 14-Aug. 4, 2002, and at The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Sept. 10-Dec. 1, 2002. Exhibition curated by Edgar Munhall, Curator Emeritus of The Frick Collection, who also wrote the catalogue. Includes catalogue entries for 95 graphic works, and one painted self-portrait, by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805). Each entry accompanied by one or more illustrations. Includes summary biography and selected bibliography. Foreword by Samuel Sachs II and Deborah Gribbon.
Whistler and Montesquiou
"This is the sage of James Abbott McNeill Whistler's painting of Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac"--Page 9. Painting held by the Frick Collection.
Nonfiction Film
"Richard Barsam has given us as comprehensive a study of the origins and development of the nonfiction mode in motion pictures as we are ever likely to have in one volume. He draws on all the major written sources and many which are little known, and he shares with us many eloquent descriptions of the films themselves, giving us a valuable textbook." --Richard Dyer MacCann "... superb work... " --Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television
The Age of Watteau, Chardin, and Fragonard
Leading scholars shed light on the development of genre painting in this heavily illustrated volume.
François-Marius Granet
Catalog of an exhibition organized by the Frick Collection, New York of 60 watercolors by Granet. The Musée Granet, Aix-en-Provence lent the works, many of which were here on display in the United States for the first time. All were painted after 1830 and show views of Paris, Versailles, and the Ile-de-France. A color reproduction accompanies each catalog entry, and there are photographs and drawings of some of the sites. Included is an English translation of the artist's memoirs. After New York, the show traveled to the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco.
The Appearance of Character
Physiognomy - the notion that there is a relationship between character and physical appearance - is often dismissed as a marginal pseudoscience; however, The Appearance of Character argues that it is central to many disciplines and thought processes, and that it constantly adapts itself to current patterns of thought and modes of discourse. This interdisciplinary study determines the characteristics of physiognomical thought in France during the previously neglected period leading up to the reception of Johann Caspar Lavater's physiognomy in the early 1780s. It establishes a corpus of physiognomical texts, juxtaposing `mainstream' figures such as Buffon and Diderot with a host of minor writ...
Modern Perspectives in Western Art History
A collection of essays that reflect the breadth of twentieth-century scholarship in art history. Kleinbauer has sought to illustrate the variety of methods scholars have developed for conveying the unfolding of the arts in the Western world. Originally published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1971.
Ingres and the Studio
An exploration of the portrait art of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, focusing on his studio practice and his training of students.
New York Magazine
New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Portraits by Ingres
Om portrætter af den franske maler Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)
