Seurat .:. Making of La Grande Jatte

Herbert, Robert L.,
Seurat and the making of La Grande Jatte. Chicago: Art Institute, 2004. 288 Seiten mit Abbildungen. Broschiert. 4to quer. 254 x 290 mm.

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* Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Seurat and the making of La Grande Jatte", presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from june 16 to september 19, 2004. - Bibliotheksexemplar mit diversen Stempeln und Registraturnummern.
Bestell-Nr.160286 | ISBN: 9780520242111

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Seurat | Georges Seurat | Biographien Kunst | Kuenstlermonographien | Kunsttheorie | Malerei

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Summary: An examination of the gestation, execution, and influence of Seurat's masterpiece - "La Grande Jatte". It offers a visual and contextual survey of Seurat's working methods and aesthetic priorities, as well as the evolutionary process that culminated in his singular achievement.

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Preface and Acknowledgments 10
"Almost by a Miracle": La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago
DOUGLAS W. DRUICK AND GLORIA GROOM
Seurat and the Making of La Grande Jatte Introduction 22
ROBERT L. HERBERT Note to the Reader 25
Chapter 1. Before La Grande Jatte 26
Chapter 2. Genesis of La Grande Jatte 68
Chapter 3. La Grande Jotte Completed 96
Chapter 4. La Grande Jotte in the Eighth Impressionist Exhibition 118
Chapter 5. Seurat and La Gramde Jatte, 1886—91 132
Chapter 6. La Grande and Seurat, 1892-1965 152
Chapter 7. La Grande Jotte Interpreted since 1980 162
Chapter 8. Fashion and Irony 170
Technical Investigations of Seurat's Working Process: The Compositional Evolution 178
La Grande Jatte of La Grande Jotte FRANK ZUCCARI AND ALLISON LANGLEY
La Grande Jaffe: A Study of the Materials and Technique 196
INGE FIEDLER
Rejuvenating Seurat's Palette Using Color and Imaging Science: 214
A Simulation ROY S. BERNS
The Park in the Museum The Park in the Museum: The Making of an Icon NEIL HARRIS 230
Catalogue of All Known Works Related to La Grande Jatte 264
Appendix A and Appendix B 270
Checklist of the Exhibition 272
Selected Bibliography 278
Lenders to the Exhibition 281
Index 282
Photography Credits

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