Dreams and Reality Musee d’Orsay Paris Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing & Photo

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Dreams and Reality – Masterpieces of Painting, Drawing Photography Musee d’Orsay Paris features over 140 works from one of the world’s most important modern art collections. The works featured in this book represent the shift towards modernity that began in the mid-19th century, a period of great change and scientific progress, and a clash between the traditional and the modern. This led to the development of new subject matter, techniques and styles. Dreams and Reality showcases seminal pieces from important artists including Claude Monet, Paul Czanne, douard Manet, Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, among many others. With essays written by Caroline Matthieu, chief curator of the Musee d’Orsay, and detailed analyses on each work by experts, this book provides great insight into the dreams pursued and cherished by artists as well as the realities and challenges they were faced with during this period of evolving artistic expression. nnPaperback, 2012, 248pages excellent condition