European sculpture of the nineteenth century / Ruth Butler, Suzanne Glover Lindsay with Alison Luchs ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Butler, Ruth, 1931-

Contributor:

Lindsay, Suzanne G., 1947-

Luchs, Alison.

Series:

National Gallery of Art (U.S.). Collections of the National Gallery of Art

The collections of the National Gallery of Art systematic catalogue

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)--Catalogs.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.).

Sculpture, European--Catalogs.

Sculpture, European.

Sculpture, Modern--19th century--Europe--Catalogs.

Sculpture, Modern.

Sculpture--Washington (D.C.)--Catalogs.

Sculpture.

Washington (D.C.).

Europe.

Genre:

Catalogs.

Physical Description:

xv, 525 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington [D.C.] : National Gallery of Art ; New York : Distributed by Oxford University Press, [2000]

Summary:

The National Gallery's collection of nineteenth-century European sculpture is dominated by 37 works by Auguste Rodin and more than 30 portrait busts by Honore Daumier. Works by Antoine-Louis Barye, Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, Paul Gaugin, Theodore Gericault, and others are examined. All works have been newly photographed, highlighting the masterly execution of the marbles and the rich patinas of bronzes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-500) and index.

ISBN:

0894682539

OCLC:

44076061