| Description |
xiii, 234 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
Pierre Bonnard -- George Hendrik Breitner -- Maurice Denis -- Henri Evenepoel -- Henri Rivière -- Félix Vallotton -- Edouard Vuillard |
| Summary |
The advent of the Kodak camera in 1888 made photography accessible to amateurs as well as to professionals. Artists were not immune to its allure, and many began experimenting with the camera as a means of observing the world and capturing their own images of it. Snapshot investigates seven Post-Impressionist painters and printmakers: Pierre Bonnard, George Hendrik Breitner, Maurice Denis, Henri Evenepoel, Henri Rivière, Félix Vallotton, and Edouard Vuillard. Although celebrated for their works on canvas and paper, these artists also made many personal and informal snapshots. Depicting interiors, city streets, nudes, and portraits, these photographs were kept private and never exhibited. As a result, most have never been seen by the public. Juxtaposing personal photographs with related paintings and prints by these Post-Impressionist artists, Snapshot offers a new perspective on early photography and on the synthesis of painting, printmaking, and photography at the end of the 19th century |
| Notes |
Issued in connection with exhibitions held October 14 2011-January 8 2012, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, February 4-May 6 2012, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. and June 8-September 2 2012, Indianapolis Museum of Art |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Art and photography -- Exhibitions.
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Photography -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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| Author |
Chéroux, Clément, 1970-
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Easton, Elizabeth Wynne.
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Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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Phillips Collection.
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Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
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| LC no. |
2011012326 |
| ISBN |
0300172362 (hbk.) |
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9780300172362 (hbk.) |
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