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Author Cros, Philippe.

Title The painters of Provence / Philippe Cros.

Publication Info. Paris ; [Great Britain] : Flammarion, 2000.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  OVERSIZE 759.4 C949P    Check Shelf
Description 159 pages : color illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
Contents Introduction -- [1.] Avignon -- [2.] From Arles to Saint-Rémy. ArIes -- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence -- [3.] Martigues. Fos-sur-Mer -- [4.] Aix and its surroundings. Aix-en-Provence -- Vauvenargues -- [5.] Marseilles -- [6.] Les Calanques and la Corniche des Crêtes. Cassis -- La Ciotat -- Sanary -- [7.] Toulon -- [8.] Between Ie Massif and Ia Corniche des Maures. Le Lavandou -- Cogolin -- Grimaud -- [9.] Saint-Tropez. Saint-Raphaël -- [10.] Cannes. Le Cannet -- Mougins -- [11.] From Grasse to Vence. Grasse -- Vence -- Biot -- Cagnes-sur-Mer -- Saint-Paul -- [12.] Antibes and Juan-les-Pins. Antibes -- Juan-Ies-Pins -- Vallauris -- [13.] Nice -- [14.] Appendices. Guide to the museums of Provence -- Artists' biographies -- Selected bibliography.
Summary This volume takes readers on a tour across south eastern France on the Mediterranean coast from west to east, stopping at villages, towns and sites which have featured so prominently in this region's artistic history. From as early as the fourteenth century, painting found a home beneath the azure skies of Roman civilization, and prestigious art schools grew up in the prosperous cities of Nice, Aix, and Avignon. Though initially the landscapes of Provence were relegated to the background of altarpieces, the early presence of artists in the area prepared the terrain for a new flourishing of talent five centuries later. Focusing on painters of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the author looks at works by local artists, including Cezanne, a native of Aix-en-Provence, but also at the paintings of van Gogh, Picabia, Picasso, Signac, Cross, Braque and Matisse. The region's rich vegetation, mountains, shorelines and mesmerizing light became the catalyst for an explosive expression of talent: van Gogh painted furiously during and after his stay in the asylum at Saint-Remy; the Fauves' "wildly" colored paintings were inspired by the vibrant colors along the coast; Bonnard's lush sense of color developed in his contemplation of the views from his villa in Le Cannet; in Arles, a ninety-year-old Picasso attended bullfights and sketched daily. Over 130 paintings and 40 period photographs of the region illustrate the different styles inspired by Provence, from realistic landscapes in the classical tradition to Impressionist and Fauve renditions. This work is completed by a guide to the principal museums in the region and biographies of the artists discussed.
Language Translation of Les peintres de Provence.
Subject Painters -- France -- Provence.
Painting -- France -- Provence.
Provence (France) -- Pictorial works.
Genre/Form Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Subject Painters. (OCoLC)fst01050530
Painting. (OCoLC)fst01050567
France -- Provence. (OCoLC)fst01208095
Added Title Peintres de Provence. English
Other Form: Online version: Cros, Philippe. Peintres de Provence. English. Painters of Provence. Paris : [Great Britain] : Flammarion, 2000 (OCoLC)606432397
ISBN 2080136860 hardcover
9782080136862 hardcover
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