Max Buri.
Notari Editions| N° d'inventaire | 25766 |
| Format | 20 x 25.5 |
| Détails | 248 p., numerous color illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Geneva 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782940617395 |
Collection "Era hodleriana", volume 1.
Underestimated until recently, the Swiss painter Max Buri (1868-1915) was nevertheless widely recognized and celebrated during his lifetime. From Leibl to Cezanne, from realism to post-impressionism, he drew on diverse sources and developed his own style. Represented in the greatest international exhibitions, he nonetheless remained rooted in his Bernese homeland, nurturing the image of a rurality that was very fashionable at the time. Having remained in the shadow of Ferdinand Hodler's success for too long, his essential contribution to modern Swiss art, like that of his friends Cuno Amiet and Hans Emmenegger, is finally being reconsidered. This book, the first in French dedicated to Max Buri, aims to contribute to this reassessment and offers a comprehensive overview of the painter's life and work.
Collection "Era hodleriana", volume 1.
Underestimated until recently, the Swiss painter Max Buri (1868-1915) was nevertheless widely recognized and celebrated during his lifetime. From Leibl to Cezanne, from realism to post-impressionism, he drew on diverse sources and developed his own style. Represented in the greatest international exhibitions, he nonetheless remained rooted in his Bernese homeland, nurturing the image of a rurality that was very fashionable at the time. Having remained in the shadow of Ferdinand Hodler's success for too long, his essential contribution to modern Swiss art, like that of his friends Cuno Amiet and Hans Emmenegger, is finally being reconsidered. This book, the first in French dedicated to Max Buri, aims to contribute to this reassessment and offers a comprehensive overview of the painter's life and work.