Description
| Product ID: | 9780500295175 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Letters of Paul Cezanne |
| Authors: | Author: Alex Danchev |
| Page Count: | 392 |
| Subjects: | History of art, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Individual artists, art monographs, Diaries, letters and journals, Individual artists, art monographs, Diaries, letters & journals |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A singular thinker and an uncompromising seeker after artistic truth, Cézanne channelled a large part of his wide-ranging intellect and ferocious wit into his letters. This translation by Alex Danchev is based on a thorough re-examination of Cézanne’s correspondence with family, friends and major figures from the literary and art worlds. Danchev’s great achievement is to allow readers in English to hear Cézanne’s voice for the first time in his own idiomatic, idiosyncratic style. And he sounds rather different from the Cézanne we thought we knew – richer, wittier, wiser, more philosophical, more irascible, above all more fully human. The letters offer fresh perspectives on his artistic vision, politics, friendships, psychology, philosophy, literary tastes and classical frame of reference. They provide an intimate insight into the preoccupations and personality of a legend. |
| Imprint Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-07-25 |