Gustave Moreau. The Man with the Wax Figures.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 13493 |
| Format | 25 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 159 p., 146 color plates, bound under dust jacket. |
| Publication | Paris, 2010 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757203231 |
Wax modeling is a little-known aspect of the art of Gustave Moreau (1826-1898), the undisputed master of Symbolism. Complementary to his painted work, he considered it to give "better than painting the measure of [his] qualities and [his] science in the rhythm and arabesque of lines." His fifteen precious sculptures are placed alongside his canvases and with the waxes of his friends, including Edgar Degas and Paul Dubois. This richly illustrated work also considers, through drawn projects, copies from antiquity and photographs, the interest that Gustave Moreau had in sculpture throughout his life. His collection of sculptures is here, for the first time, the subject of a complete catalog.
Wax modeling is a little-known aspect of the art of Gustave Moreau (1826-1898), the undisputed master of Symbolism. Complementary to his painted work, he considered it to give "better than painting the measure of [his] qualities and [his] science in the rhythm and arabesque of lines." His fifteen precious sculptures are placed alongside his canvases and with the waxes of his friends, including Edgar Degas and Paul Dubois. This richly illustrated work also considers, through drawn projects, copies from antiquity and photographs, the interest that Gustave Moreau had in sculpture throughout his life. His collection of sculptures is here, for the first time, the subject of a complete catalog.