LE RÉALISME

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• AuthorBertrand Tillier
• PublisherCitadelles & Mazenod
• Date of publication24 avril 2024
• Language(s)French
• IllustrationsColour ill.
• Pages392
• DescriptionHardback in slipcase
• Price (VAT incl.)199.00 €
• AvailabilityOn order

At the beginning of the 19th century, the first realistic paintings appeared depicting the inhabitants of the French provinces (Brittany, Vendée, Pyrenees, etc.). Some of these painters, notably Courbet, Daumier, Millet and Rosa Bonheur, set out to depict both costumes and customs. Admired or criticised for its ability to show the world of the time in a straightforward and sometimes brutal way, this eminently social and political art form focused on 'ordinary' subjects (peasants, washerwomen, floor planners, etc.).

Faced with a society in the throes of industrialisation and a major rural exodus, domestic life, the peasantry and religious and community practices offered reassuring subjects imbued with harmony and calm; by contrast, at the end of the century, realist painting highlighted Europe's industrial modernisation and the social and political conflicts linked to workers' rights.

This richly illustrated book seeks to demonstrate the influence of realism in France and internationally in the years 1860-1870, particularly in England, Germany (Hans Thoma, Adolph von Menzel, Wilhelm Leibl, etc.), the USSR (Ilya Répine) and the United States (Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer). It offers a captivating analysis of the subversive aesthetic of realism.

Price (VAT incl.) : 199.00 €