Manet: The Still Life Paintings
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (853 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810943913 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Mauner explains how this art-historical knowledge offers clues to some of the artist's more enigmatic paintings. Earlier in Manet's career, still-life images played a supporting role in figure paintings. So he sent a special thank-you--a tiny image of a single pale spear of the prized vegetable. Manet, of course, was well aware of the tradition of still life as an invocation of the senses and as a reminder of the fleeting nature of sensual pleasure (and life itself). But the book's most grievous sin is one of omission: the failure to include even the briefest biographical outline of Manet's life and work. This fascination with instantaneous effects would culminate 11 years later in the
David Kasman said Good overview of Manet's still-flife paintings. This book is certainly among the best overviews of Manet's still-life paintings. If you enjoy direct, descriptive paintings with rich color, this book is likely to interest you. I especially liked seeing the "unfinished" basket of pears on page 107 (the kind of work usually left out of such books), which gave me a good idea of how Manet approached his still-lifes of this period. By the way, overall, the reproductions are very good (of course, paintings are never as good in print as in real life).AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOU. Great for small painting studies I do studies form this book and was taking it our of the library so often my fines were piling up. Finally bought it! One of the best available of Manet's work. Hope one day there is an update with even better reproductions.. Michael A. said One of my top two books on Manet. I checked this book out from the library (and returned it multiple times) for at least half a year. It's an insightful look into a sometimes overlooked aspect of Manet's oeuvre and profound work. I'm a painter; I love owning this book.
The first major book to focus on a crucial aspect of Manet's work. Nearly one fifth of Manet's paintings are still lifes, a genre the artist himself considered 'the touchstone of painting'. He devoted considerable energy to still lifes, producing oils, watercolours, and prints that unite exuberant personal expression with a flawless mastery of light and detail.