From San Juan to Paris and back : Francisco Oller and Caribbean art in the era of impressionism / Edward J. Sullivan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sullivan, Edward J., author.

Contributor:

Yale University Press, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Painting, Puerto Rican--19th century.

Painting, Puerto Rican.

Oller, Francisco, 1833-1917--Criticism and interpretation.

Oller, Francisco.

Oller, Francisco, 1833-1917.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 198 pages) : 99 illustrations (chiefly color), portraits

Other Title:

Francisco Oller and Caribbean art in the era of impressionism

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]

Summary:

"Francisco Oller (1833-1917) was a Puerto Rican painter whose work was admired on both sides of the Atlantic. A native of San Juan, Oller spent over twenty years in Europe, establishing himself as one of the most distinguished transatlantic painters of his day. Oller participated in the pioneering movements of Realism, Impressionism, and naturalism, and he developed mutually influential relationships with such artists as Camille Pissarro and Gustave Courbet. These artistic trends informed his novel Realist-Impressionist approach, with which he would revolutionize the school of painting in his native Puerto Rico. In this original and important book, Edward J. Sullivan advances close readings of works spanning Oller's entire career and offers insights into the development of the Caribbean basin in the nineteenth century. With rich illustrations, From San Juan to Paris and Back recasts Oller as a central figure in nineteenth-century art and restores the significance of Oller's work and his influence in shaping a uniquely Caribbean aesthetic."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction

Francisco Oller and the worlds of the Caribbean

Francisco Oller at home and abroad

Francisco Oller and Raphael Cordero : art and pedagogy in late nineteenth-century Puerto Rico

The Battle of Trevino : Oller and the dilemma of "official" painting

Plantains and coconuts

Conflicted affinities : Francisco Oller and William McKinley

Oller and his work in the modern imagination.

Notes:

Description based on print record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on August 2, 2021).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-193) and index.

ISBN:

9780300263978

030026397X

OCLC:

1262572364