Propos de peintre, deuxième série: Dates by Jacques-Émile Blanche
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"Propos de peintre, deuxième série: Dates" by Jacques-Émile Blanche is a collection of artistic reflections and critiques written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the world of painting and notable artists, offering insights into their styles and significance, while also engaging with contemporary artistic movements through the lens of the author's personal experiences and memories. At the start of the work, Blanche sets the stage with a dedication to
Marcel Proust, indicating a strong interrelationship between their works. The opening portion consists of a conversational preface where Blanche reflects on the nuances of art critique and his views on various artists, including Jean-Louis Forain. He emphasizes the duality of being both a painter and a critic, highlighting his admiration for the complexities of art and the artists behind it. Blanche intertwines personal anecdotes with critical observations, pointing out how the contemporary perception of artists can shift over time, as he considers the legacy of figures like Degas and Manet in contrast to their lesser-known contemporaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Blanche, Jacques-Émile, 1861-1942 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Propos de peintre, deuxième série: Dates Précédé d'une Réponse à la Préface de M. Marcel Proust au De David à Degas |
| Contents | Dédicace et portrait liminaire -- Jean-Louis Forain -- Frédérick Watts -- Les Dames de la Grande-Rue (Berthe Morisot) -- Décoration de la cathédrale de Vich, par M. José Maria Sert -- Cent portraits de femmes -- Un week-end et Oscar Wilde -- Un bilan artistique de la grande saison de Paris -- La Musique -- Autour de Parsifal -- D'un carnet de voyage 1913 -- Appendice: Le Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts 1908. Notes sur le Salon d'Automne. Préface au Catalogue d'une Exposition de peintres de Venise. Lettres de J.-E. Blanche, Gabriel Mourey et Frantz Jourdain. |
| Credits |
Produced by Clarity and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | ND: Fine Arts: Painting |
| Subject | Painters |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63129 |
| Release Date | Sep 5, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 588 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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