Gustave Doré. A born painter.
Catalogue of the exhibition at the Bourg-en-Bresse Monastery Museum in 2012.

Gustave Doré. A born painter.

Somogy
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N° d'inventaire 16147
Format 25 x 28
Détails 144 p., 110 illustrations, paperback with flaps.
Publication Paris, 2012
Etat Nine
ISBN 9782757205518

Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was the last of the Romantics, in terms of the spirit and abundance of his work. While he was famous in his time for his illustrative drawings, which enjoyed considerable distribution and influence, his painting only found recognition in England and the United States. It was therefore time to reevaluate his work in France. Indeed, Gustave Doré himself confessed in 1873: "I illustrate today to pay for my paints and brushes. My heart has always been in painting. I have the feeling of having been born a painter."

Gustave Doré (1832-1883) was the last of the Romantics, in terms of the spirit and abundance of his work. While he was famous in his time for his illustrative drawings, which enjoyed considerable distribution and influence, his painting only found recognition in England and the United States. It was therefore time to reevaluate his work in France. Indeed, Gustave Doré himself confessed in 1873: "I illustrate today to pay for my paints and brushes. My heart has always been in painting. I have the feeling of having been born a painter."