Manet and His Critics

Name: Manet and His Critics
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ISBN: 9780393003727

ISBN-10: 0393003728

ISBN-13: 9780393003727

Edition: Reprint

Authors: George Heard Hamilton

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Manet and his Critics is a closely-documented case study of the relationship of the artist to society. Mr. Hamilton draws on contemporary newspapers, periodicals, letters, and critical essays to examine the critical tempest that Manet's paintings created in his time. He follows the evolution of Manet's style, his struggles to have his work accepted, and the history of both the abuse and praise he received.Some of the criticism was bitter and some ridiculous (one critic wrote, "Manet, who ought not to have forgotten the panic caused by his black cat in Olympia, has borrowed a parrot from his friend Courbet and placed it on a perch beside a young lady in a pink dressing gown. These realists…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/17/1969
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 356
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English