Neo-Impressionism and Anarchism in Fin-de-Siecle France

Neo-Impressionism and Anarchism in Fin-de-Siecle France

Painting, Politics and Landscape

Roslak, Robyn

Taylor & Francis Ltd

06/2007

232

Dura

Inglês

9780754657118

15 a 20 dias

Examines the relationship between neo-impressionist landscapes and cityscapes and the anarchist sympathies of the movement's artists. This title focuses on paintings produced between 1886 and 1905 by Paul Signac and Maximilien Luce, the neo-impressionists whose fidelity to anarchism and to a belief in the social potential of art was strongest.
Contents: Introduction; Neo-impressionism, anarchism and the 'republic of science and reason'; Anarchists, artists and artisans; Representing Paris: streets, bridges and petits boulevards; Anarchist geography and the idea of landscape; 'Dirty and radiant, depressing and cheerful:' the neo-impressionist suburbs; Anarchists and tourists in Provence; Conclusion: looking forward, looking back: neo-impressionism around 1900; Bibliography; Index.