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Author Young, Marnin, author.

Title Realism in the age of impressionism : painting and the politics of time / Marnin Young
Published New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 258 pages) : 135 illustrations (some color)
Contents 1878/The Motionless Look of a Painting: Jules Bastien-Lepage, Haymaking -- 1879/The Impressionist Moment: Gustave Caillebotte, Decorative Triptych -- 1880/The Politics of Time: Alfred-Philippe Roll, The Strike of the Miners -- 1881/Heroic Indolence: Jean-François Raffaëlli, The Absinthe Drinkers -- 1882/The Revolutionary Foyer: James Ensor, Russian Music
Summary "The late 1870s and early 1880s were watershed years in the history of French painting. As outgoing economic and social structures were being replaced by a capitalist, measured time, Impressionist artists sought to create works that could be perceived in an instant, capturing the sensations of rapidly transforming modern life. Yet a generation of artists pushed back against these changes, spearheading a short-lived revival of the Realist practices that had dominated at mid-century and advocating slowness in practice, subject matter, and beholding. In this illuminating book, Marnin Young looks closely at five works by Jules Bastien-Lepage, Gustave Caillebotte, Alfred-Philippe Roll, Jean-François Raffaëlli, and James Ensor, artists who shared a concern with painting and temporality that is all but forgotten today, having been eclipsed by the ideals of Impressionism. Young's highly original study situates later Realism for the first time within the larger social, political, and economic framework and argues for its centrality in understanding the development of modern art."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-254) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed April 19, 2019)
Print version record and online resource (A & AePortal, viewed on July 1, 2019)
Subject Realism in art
Painting, French -- 19th century.
Impressionism (Art)
Art -- Political aspects.
Time in art.
realism (artistic form of expression)
political art.
ART -- History -- General.
Art -- Political aspects
Impressionism (Art)
Painting, French
Realism in art
Time in art
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780300212853
0300212852
9780300250954
0300250959