Charles Gleyre, 1806-1874 (2 vol. set)
by Hauptman, William
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- ISBN 10
- 0691044481
- ISBN 13
- 9780691044484
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Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996. Hardcover. VG/VG-, new set in shrink wrap. Light oatmeal cloth, color DJ. 987 total pp. Profuse color and bw plates. The Life and Work and Catalogue Raisonné volumes that comprise this set not only serve as an excellent and comprehensive guide to Gleyre's work, they're beautiful, too. "Counter Known chiefly for his role as a teacher of the leading Impressionists, Charles Gleyre (1806-1874) won great acclaim for his own paintings at home in Switzerland and abroad, eventually gaining recognition as the most eminent Swiss painter between Fuseli and Hodler. Gleyre can now be seen as a highly original artist working in a late romantic-classical vein. In these two volumes, William Hauptman presents the first detailed account of the artist's life and work since Cle;ment's study in 1878, and the first catalogue raisonne of his paintings, drawings, and water colors. One of his aims is to explore the importance of Gleyre's art and influence in nineteenth-century France and Switzerland. Drawing on recently discovered documents, letters, and sketchbooks, Hauptman provides new information on Gleyre's extensive voyage to the Middle East, his unorthodox attitudes toward his own paintings and their exhibition, the originality of his major works for French and Swiss patrons, and his unconventional teaching career that spanned twenty-five years. The author pays particular attention to never- before-published material, including journals and diaries of friends and colleagues with whom Gleyre worked and traveled, and sketches Gleyre made for his American patron, John Lowell, Jr. Together these volumes examine and illustrate more than fifteen hundred works, ranging chronologically from Gleyre's youthful portraits and figure studies of 1825 to his last painting, said to have been retouched on the day of his death. The result is a rare, significant overview of a little-known artist whose work merits greater attention." -- Publisher's description.
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- Title
- Charles Gleyre, 1806-1874 (2 vol. set)
- Author
- Hauptman, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New VG/VG-, new set in shrink wrap
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0691044481
- ISBN 13
- 9780691044484
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Place of Publication
- Princeton, NJ
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- charles gleyre; 19th century; swiss; french ; Gleyre, Charles ; 19th century ; swiss
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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