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Why Monet matters : meanings among the lily pads / James H. Rubin.
Fine Arts Library ND553.M7 R82 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubin, James Henry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926--Criticism and interpretation.
- Monet, Claude.
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926.
- Water lilies in art.
- Art--Political aspects--France.
- Art.
- Art--Political aspects.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- France.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 378 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Explores the paintings of Monet and the personal, cultural, and historical contexts within which they were created, including rapid changes of government in France, the Dreyfus Affair, and the destruction and devastation of World War I"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1. A Paradox Of Near And Far: A Train Ran Through His Garden
- 2. Environmental Impulses: Performing Painting And Gardening
- 3. Motifs And Meanings: Elements And Origins
- 4. Decorative Theories And Practices: In The Time Of Symbolism
- 5. Flowers And Flesh: Color And The Feminine
- 6. Philosophical Looking: Seeing With The Body
- 7. The Politics Of Paradise: Utopians And Malcontents
- 8. Reputations And Legacies: Abstraction And The Modern.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271086200
- 0271086203
- OCLC:
- 1191236822
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