Sport and modernism in the visual arts in Europe, c. 1909-39 / Bernard Vere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vere, Bernard, 1971- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports in art.

Modernism (Art)--Europe.

Modernism (Art).

Modern movement (Architecture)--Europe.

Modern movement (Architecture).

Art, European--20th century.

Art, European.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 202 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Sport fascinated modernist artists. They painted it, made films about it, watched it and wrote about it, while leading architects designed new stadiums. Through close study of key works, this book examines the ways in which modernists across Europe engaged with arguably the most pervasive cultural form of the first half of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Introduction: why sport?

1 The man-machine: the modern sports of cycling and motor racing

2 Adversarial modernisms: the spectacle of boxing and the geometry of tennis

3 Oval balls and cubist players: French paintings of rugby

4 Of gods and men: the Olympic games and its rivals

5 The stadium has carried the day against the art museum

Conclusion: body politics

Select bibliography

Index

Color Plates.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 23, 2026).

ISBN:

1-5261-3626-0

1-5261-2680-X

OCLC:

1104498116