Princeton University Press - Manet A Model Family - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A groundbreaking and richly illustrated account of the importance of Manet's family to his art All families are complicated but the family of douard Manet (1832 1883) was more complicated than most. The artist married a piano teacher who worked for his wealthy parents. Her son born out of wedlock may have been douard's his father's or another man s. For all its complexities Manet's family fueled his creativity. They were his most frequent models and supported him emotionally and financially. Manet: A Model Family is an innovative new exploration of the largely neglected story of the importance of Manet's family to his art. Presenting new research on works in which Manet depicted family members Manet: A Model Family shows how an understanding of the artist's family sheds crucial light on his artistic career. Manet's mother wife stepson and other relatives including his sister - in - law the painter Berthe Morisot are given long overdue recognition for their roles in Manet's life and work. Leading scholars present technical and archival analysis including redating Madame Auguste Manet an important newly conserved painting of Manet's mother. In an essay inspired by that canvas Pulitzer Prize winning critic Hilton Als reconsiders Manet's formative relationship with his mother and his bourgeois Parisian roots. With its original account of Manet's domestic relationships and personal life Manet: A Model Family humanizes the artist and his contributions to the birth of modernism. Published in association with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Exhibition Schedule Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Boston October 10, 2024 January 20, 2025
Title: Manet A Model Family
Brand: Princeton University Press
Barcode: 9780691260662
Pages: 224 Pages, 122 Color + 6 B/W Illus.
Publication Date: 10/29/2024
Category: Art & Design Styles: Modernist Design & Bauhaus