Gustave Moreau. Towards Dreams and the Abstract.
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 22791 |
| Format | 25 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 191 p., hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757213919 |
Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) kept a large number of non-figurative paintings in his house-studio, which became a museum at the beginning of the 20th century. Art historians have been wondering for many years about these works, which seem to anticipate 20th-century art, while Gustave Moreau claimed the title of history painter throughout his life. This book aims to shed exhaustive light, for the first time, on this little-known aspect of his art. It meticulously examines the status and role of these works in the artist's creative process, both in his paintings and his watercolors. It also allows them to be placed in the broader perspective of the beginnings of abstraction in the 19th century. A major question is also raised: that of Gustave Moreau's legacy in the 20th century. An innovative and fascinating insight is thus shed on an artist who wanted to lead us "toward dreams and the abstract."
Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) kept a large number of non-figurative paintings in his house-studio, which became a museum at the beginning of the 20th century. Art historians have been wondering for many years about these works, which seem to anticipate 20th-century art, while Gustave Moreau claimed the title of history painter throughout his life. This book aims to shed exhaustive light, for the first time, on this little-known aspect of his art. It meticulously examines the status and role of these works in the artist's creative process, both in his paintings and his watercolors. It also allows them to be placed in the broader perspective of the beginnings of abstraction in the 19th century. A major question is also raised: that of Gustave Moreau's legacy in the 20th century. An innovative and fascinating insight is thus shed on an artist who wanted to lead us "toward dreams and the abstract."