Modern Art 1851-1929: Capitalism and Representation

by Richard R. Brettell

Book Overview

Richard R. Brettell's innovative and beautifully-illustrated account explores the works of artists such as Monet, Gauguin, Picasso, and Dali--as well as lesser-known figures--in relation to expansion, colonialism, nationalism and internationalism, and the rise of the museum. Beginning with The Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, Brettell follows the development of the major European avant-garde groups: the Realists, Impressionists, Post-Impressionists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019284220X
• ISBN13: 9780192842206
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"

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A Great Book to Own

One cannot own all the art books available but this one is close to being number one. The approach is refreshing, the text clear and interesting, the images fascinating, and include some paintings that I have not found in other books. However, as usual this book's cannon includes women artists, namely Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keefe and Imogen Cunningham but no mention of other important women artists, such as Paula Modersohn-Becker, who in my view should be included in any book about Modern Art.