George Moore

Broschiertes Buch

Modern Painting

Beschreibung

Modern Painting by George Moore is a comprehensive exploration of the world of art in the early 20th century. Moore, a prominent Irish writer and art critic, delves into the works of some of the most famous painters of the time, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Paul C¿¿¿¿¿zanne. He examines the various styles and movements that emerged during this period, such as Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism. Moore's writing is insightful and thought-provoking, providing a deep understanding of the artistic techniques and philosophies that drove the modern art movement. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of art, or for those who simply appreciate the beauty and complexity of modern painting.No fact is more painful to the modern mind than that men are not born with equal brains; and every day we grow more and more determined to thwart Nature's desire of inequality by public education. Whether everybody should be taught to read and write I leave to politicians--the matter is not important; but that the nation should not be instructed in drawing, music, painting, and English literature I will never cease to maintain. Everything that has happened in England for the last thirty years goes to prove that systematised education in art means artistic decadence.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

George Moore, whose full name is George Augustus Moore, was an Irish author and man of letters. He was born on February 24, 1852, in Ballyglass, County Mayo, and passed away in London, England, on January 21, 1933. He was formerly regarded as a pioneer in the field of fiction, but his significance has diminished with time. Moore hailed from a wealthy Irish Catholic landowner family. He moved to Paris to pursue his dream of becoming a painter when he was 21. Edouard Manet and Moore got along well, and the artist drew three portraits of Moore. His first autobiography, Confessions of a Young Man, is another account of the years in Paris in which he introduced the younger generation in England to his interpretation of fin de siècle decadence (1888). He was one of the earliest English-language naturalist writers to learn from the French realists. The literary critic and biographer Richard Elman claims that Moore's writings had an impact on James Joyce. Moore's work is frequently recognized as the first great contemporary Irish novelist, despite occasionally being seen as being outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9781419134784
• ISBN-10: 1419134787
• Artikelnr.: 21091309