In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet by Helga Aurisch, Sarah Kennel, Kimberly Jones, Simon Kelly (Hardcover, 2008)
The Forest of Fontainebleau, located about 50 miles southeast of Paris, held a singular place in 19th-century art. Variously called savage, wild, romantic, and beautiful by visitors, Fontainebleau's topography was viewed in many ways that reflected the sensibilities of the time. This is the first English-language publication to examine the significance of the region to the plein-air tradition in France. The book highlights four pivotal figures in the evolution of landscape painting: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Theodore Rousseau, Jean-Francois Millet, and Claude Monet. It integrates into this history the photographers who worked at Fontainebleau, including Eugene Cuvelier and Gustave Le Gray, and explores the role the forest played in the development of early photography. It also considers the reception of paintings of Fontainebleau at the Salons and the influence of Fontainebleau on the advent of Impressionism.
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300138979
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88495351
Product Key Features
Book Title
In the Forest of Fontainebleau: Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet
Author
Helga Aurisch, Sarah Kennel, Kimberly Jones, Simon Kelly
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Nature
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
220 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
292mm
Item Width
229mm
Item Weight
1702g
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Title_Author
Sarah Kennel, Helga Aurisch, Simon Kelly, Kimberly Jones