Add this copy of Daumier's Clowns Les Saltimbanques Et Les Parades-New to cart. $206.95, very good condition, Sold by Mike's Library rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Plymouth, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1981 by Garland Publishing.
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Very Good-with no dust jacket. 0824039491. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, light tail rub, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; "Honoré Daumier, the great nineteenth century draftsman and painter, was the first visual artist to use clown figures consistently and significantly in his work. This study is an attempt to discover why the subject attracted him, how he realized his conceptions of it and what meanings he projected through it at different points of his life."-Preface. Contains 79 illustrations. Contents: List of Illustrations; Chapter One: The Frequency and Significance of the Saltimbanque Theme in Daumier's Work; Ch Two: The Real History of Clowns and Saltimbanques in Nineteenth Century France; Ch Three: Clowns and Saltimbanques in Daumier's Early Lithographs and Wood Engravings, 1834-1854; Ch Four: The Symbolism of the Clown-Saltimbanque in French Avant-Garde Literature in the 1830's, 1840's, and 1850's; Ch Five: Daumier's early Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors on the Theme, 1840-1855; Ch Six: The "Realist" Clowns of the 1850's; Ch Seven: The Sinister and Symbolic: Parades and Clowns of the 1860's; Ch Eight: Some Conclusions; Bibliography; Illustrations.; Outstanding Dissertations In The Fine Arts; Ex-Library; 211 pages.
