Andre Salmon on French modern art / translated and annotated by Beth S. Gersh-Nesic
2005, First Edition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 214 pages; Physical desc. : xii, 214 p. ; 24 cm. Notes: The first English translation of Salmon's first two books. Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-192) and index. The first English translation of Salmon's first two books. Subjects: Salmon, Andre. - Jeune sculpture francaise. English. Art, French - 20th century. Art, French - 20th century - 1900-1919. Art criticism - France - 20th century - 1910s. Art, French - 20th century - 1900-1919. Art criticism - France - 20th century - 1910s. ART / Criticism ART / European Art, French--20th century France History of art & design styles: from c 1900. Summary: Andre Salmon was one of the premier art critics of his day and the author of two important eye witness accounts of early twentieth century art in France, La jeune peinture francaise and La jeune sculpture francaise. These works capture the revolutionary spirit of the period and include references and jokes of a small coterie of artists and poets that included Picasso, Guillaume Apollinare, Max Jacob, Georges Braque, and Salmon himself. This is the first English-language translation of Salmon's first two books, which serve as the primary sources on the Fauves, the Cubists, and their avant-garde contemporaries. Gersh-Ne ic's translation includes annotations that expand upon the period, most notably the literary references that came so naturally to Salmon. His rapport with his peers becomes transparent, providing insight into the studio banter that gave rise to some of the art work of that era, particularly Picasso's collages. The introduction calls attention to Salmon's main criteria as a critic and offers an understanding of his personal aesthetics through which we gain a better sense of his ideas and prejudices. Item #171140
ISBN: 0521856582
Price: €30.00