Edward Lucie-Smith

This text examines Art Deco painting and defines it as a genre. It analyzes the characteristics of the style, period and history of the movement, explaining its relationship to Classicism, the Symbolists, the Precisionists, photography and Cubism. Artists such as Tamara de Lempicka are featured.

Toulouse-Lautrec An introduction to the work of Toulouse-Lautrec.Edward Lucie-Smith One of a series of introductory books on the great masters and movements in art This volume on Toulouse-Lautrec contains an extensive essay, 48 full-page colour plates, and is accompanied by extensive notes and comparative illustrations Provides incomparable value Highly regarded for its insight and authority Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) is rightly one of the best known of all nineteenth-century French artists. He conveys with a unique flair the glitter and glamour of Parisian nightlife, and at the same time lays bare its artificiality. Crippled and stunted form childhood by two falls that broke his thighs, he was forever isolated from society by his deformity. His response was to immerse himself in the dross of society. He threw himself into the capitals demi-monde and chose to portray the more trivial if vital subjects: actresses, clowns, dancers, brothels, race-tracks. He also, finally, turned to alcohol, which caused his collapse and death. Yet his spirit remained surprisingly unscathed, as did the enormous richness of this talent. At first influenced by the Impressionists he particularly admired Degas he produced classics in many media: oil paintings, posters, lithographs and drawings, a selection of which are here reproduced in 48 full-colour plates, forming an ideal introduction to this most spontaneous of artists.

En los últimos años se ha producido en Cataluña una pintura realista de gran calidad. El presente volumen ofrece una amplio panorama de esta tendencia, poniendo el enfásis en sus manifestaciones más creativas y contemporaneas. A traves de seis apartados, se pone de manifiesto la renovacion tematica y estilistica que caracteriza a este realismo.

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A survey of one of the most controversial epochs art history, the Modern Movement, this text combines a critical eye with a historian's insight into wider trends. It reflects the changes that have swept across the art world since 1960, challenging the old assumptions and certainties.