From Library Journal
This is a fine companion to other books from the same publisher on 19th-century French artists: Jean Leymarie's Van Gogh (Skira/Rizzoli, 1978), Lionello Venturi's Cezanne ( LJ 6/1/79), and Leymarie's Corot ( LJ 1/80). The 245 illustrations (80 in color) interspersed throughout the text are of uniformly high quality. Many full-page color details are included. Of particular interest are the numerous reproductions of pencil and Conte crayon studies, which do much to illuminate Seurat's handling of light and shadow. The author guides the reader authoritatively through the development of Seurat's unique style, a style referred to by the artist himself as "divisionism." Each major Seurat work receives thorough treatment. A carefully selected bibliography is preceded by translated testimonials that appeared in the French press after Seurat's untimely death in 1891. Recommended for most collections.
- P. Steven Thomas, Washburn Univ., Topeka, Kan.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- P. Steven Thomas, Washburn Univ., Topeka, Kan.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French
Original Language: French
