Women walking : freedom, adventure, independence / Karin Sagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sagner, Karin, author.

Standardized Title:

Frauen auf eigenen Füssen. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Women in art.

Walking in art.

Flaneurs in art.

Physical Description:

141 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Abbeville Press Publishers, 2017.

Summary:

"At the close of the eighteenth century, women began to discover a new sense of freedom, adventure, and self-determination, simply by walking in public unaccompanied. Previously, solitary walks by women were considered unseemly. An unaccompanied hike in the country was beyond imagination; to promenade by oneself on city boulevards was unthinkable. This book features evocative paintings of women doing just that, by a range of artists, from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, among them British portraitist Thomas Gainsborough, the scandalous Gustave Courbet, Impressionist Gustave Caillebotte, American masters Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent, and Nabi artist Felix Vallotton. With paintings as her guide, Karin Sagner takes us on a visual journey through this vital yet oft-overlooked aspect of women's emancipation, from the promenades of the nobility to everyday walks in the city, on gentle strolls in the country or hikes up mountain summits. Quotes by luminaries like the Marquise de Sevigne, Jane Austen, and Simone de Beauvoir gracefully support her points. A thoughtful gift for graduates, teachers, or Mother's Day, this subtle but profound book is not only an illuminating history but a beautiful art historical survey and an inspirational guide."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction: women walking

From aristocratic promenades to bourgeois walks

Strolling and idling: on the go in the city

Liberating steps into nature

High up: above it all.

Notes:

"This book was first published in German by Elisabeth Sandmann Verlag, Munich, under the title Frauen auf eigenen Füssen: Spazieren, Flaneiren, Wandern (2016)."

ISBN:

9780789212863

0789212862

OCLC:

994144593