This stunning book explores the relationship between the visual and performing arts that developed in Paris during the late 1880s and 1890s. All of the works featured were commissioned as designs for the covers and pages of theater programs for avant-garde plays of the time, including some written by Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde. Renowned artists feature prominently throughout this book, including Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard and Edvard Munch. Many lesser-known artists are also included. The ...
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This stunning book explores the relationship between the visual and performing arts that developed in Paris during the late 1880s and 1890s. All of the works featured were commissioned as designs for the covers and pages of theater programs for avant-garde plays of the time, including some written by Henrik Ibsen and Oscar Wilde. Renowned artists feature prominently throughout this book, including Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vuillard and Edvard Munch. Many lesser-known artists are also included. The selection offers an extraordinary range of artistic styles, from realism to symbolism, as well as varied portrayals of the Parisian milieu, from politics and labor relations to family life and entertainment for the masses.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fine. Size: 8.8 x 0.5 x 9.8 inches; 179 pages. Atlas, Martin, 1914---Art collections--Exhibitions, Atlas, Liane W. --Art collections--Exhibitions, National Gallery of Art (U.S. )--Exhibitions, Theater programs--France--Paris--Exhibitions.
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Very Good. 180 pages. Softcover. Bound in stiff illustrated paper covers. Text in English. Back panel has been creased, with minor other wear to the edges from shelving. Otherwise, a tight binding, with an uncreased spine and clean interior free of markings. Well illustrated in color. Published in conjunction with the exhibition held from June 7-September 7, 1998 in Washington, and subsequently from October 1, 1998-January 1, 1999 at the National Academy Museum, New York.
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New. 0894682741. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--180 pages, 125 illus. (80 in color), 4to. --with a bonus offer--
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VG-(Slight use-soiling to page edges; one corner bumped; surfaces are crisp and clean. ) Black & color illus. wraps, 180 pp., many BW & color illus. Issued in conjunction with several 1998-1999 exhibitions showcasing the artwork in this collection. Features and essays are: Andre Antoine and the Theatre Libre, 1887-1894; Paul Fort and the Theatre d'Art, 1890-1892; Aurelien Lugne-Poe and the Theatre de L'Oeuvre, 1893-1900.