Paris 1900

Hardy S George author Gabriel P Weisburg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oklahoma City Museum of Art

Published:22nd Jan '08

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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Focuses on the emergence of Paris as the artistic center of Europe.

Focuses on the emergence of Paris as the artistic centre of Europe at the turn of the 20th century. This book emphasizes the Art Nouveau movement and considers such artists as Alphonse Mucha and Jules Cheret. It also reveals how innovations throughout the arts produced a particularly rich moment in art history.

Paris 1900 focuses on the emergence of Paris as the artistic center of Europe at the turn of the 20th century. Emphasis is placed on the Art Nouveau movement, which was at its height in 1900. Key artists considered are Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Alphonse Mucha, and Jules Chéret, whose works drew attention to everything from performances at the Moulin Rouge to new commercial products.

Paris 1900 shows how each artist's work is associated with the inventiveness that made the 1900 Paris Universal Exhibition the high point in the development of Art Nouveau. It also reveals how innovations throughout the arts produced a particularly rich moment in art history.

Surprisingly affordable at $25, this impressive collection is limited to a print run of 1,500, so art lovers should snap it up while they can.

* Oklahoma Gazet

ISBN: 9780911919080

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 953g

170 pages