Synopses & Reviews
Faces of Impressionism explores the development of the portrait in French painting and sculpture between 1860 and 1910 as showcased in one of the worldand#8217;s greatest collections of Impressionist artand#151;the Musand#233;e dand#8217;Orsay in Paris. Splendidly illustrated, this book assesses the portrait collection through the expert eyes of George T. M. Shackelford and Guy Cogeval, as well as from the perspective of a new generation of distinguished scholars, Isolde Pludermacher and Xavier Rey. Featuring some of the best-loved portraits in the history of artand#151;Cand#233;zanneand#8217;s
Woman with a Coffee Pot, Degasand#8217;s
Land#8217;Absintheand#151;this handsome volume includes masters such as Denis, Gauguin, Van Gogh, Monet, Renoir, Seurat, Signac, and Toulouse-Lautrec, and a detailed discussion on Manet and his followers as depicted in Fantin-Latourand#8217;s renowned group portrait
A Studio in the Batignolles.
Review
Kimbell Art Museum(10/19/14-01/25/15)
Kimbell Art Museum
Review
Kimbell Art Museum(10/19/14and#8211;01/25/15)
Review
andldquo;Absolutely magnificent.andrdquo;andmdash;Joy Tipping, Dallas Morning News
Synopsis
This handsomely illustrated catalogue presents more than 70 of the greatest French portraits of the 19th century from the unparalleled collection of the Musand#233;e dand#8217;Orsay, Paris.
About the Author
George T. M. Shackelford is deputy director of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas. Guy Cogeval is president andand#160;Isolde Pludermacher and Xavier Rey are curators of paintings, all at the Musand#233;e d'Orsay, Paris. .