The Arts of Effervescence. Champagne!
Somogy| N° d'inventaire | 16648 |
| Format | 27 x 25 |
| Détails | 224 p., 250 illustrations, hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782757206133 |
Since the 18th century, champagne has intrigued and fascinated. Its bubbles reflect a light-hearted world filled with celebrations and excess. Artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers have gathered around this elixir, finding it an inexhaustible source of inspiration, poetry, and ecstasy. Art in all its forms finds new energy in its effervescence, and champagne becomes a major ingredient in works of art and architecture. But it is also the expertise of creators like Lalique, Christofle, and Gallé that has always enhanced this exceptional drink through the craftsmanship of the most precious materials. A bearer of myths, champagne is also the symbol of an internationally renowned French art of living. This book honors this famous beverage, through the works of Cézanne, Mucha, Picasso, and Lurçat. Revealing its many facets over time, champagne and its brands, emblems of luxury, become symbols of the desperate quest
Since the 18th century, champagne has intrigued and fascinated. Its bubbles reflect a light-hearted world filled with celebrations and excess. Artists, writers, musicians, and filmmakers have gathered around this elixir, finding it an inexhaustible source of inspiration, poetry, and ecstasy. Art in all its forms finds new energy in its effervescence, and champagne becomes a major ingredient in works of art and architecture. But it is also the expertise of creators like Lalique, Christofle, and Gallé that has always enhanced this exceptional drink through the craftsmanship of the most precious materials. A bearer of myths, champagne is also the symbol of an internationally renowned French art of living. This book honors this famous beverage, through the works of Cézanne, Mucha, Picasso, and Lurçat. Revealing its many facets over time, champagne and its brands, emblems of luxury, become symbols of the desperate quest