{"product_id":"c233zannes-bathers-biography-and-the-erotics-of-paint-9780271032146","title":"C233zannes Bathers  Biography and the Erotics of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscusses an epochal shift in the representation of sexuality in modern art with the images of nudes made by Paul Cezanne. This book proposes a way of reading Cezanne's biography as a form of art criticism. It also proposes a reading of Cezanne's images of bathers that accounts for their strangenesses and for the pleasures they produce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An astute and original analysis of Cézanne’s key canvases, the\u003ci\u003e Bathers\u003c\/i\u003e, and through them, of the equally central issue in Cézanne scholarship, namely, the erotic dimension of his vision . . . a stimulating, truly provocative study.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Ewa Lajer-Burcharth,Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“For the lay reader, \u003ci\u003eCézanne’s Bathers\u003c\/i\u003e can be challenging at points, but it’s a rewarding look at how art history gets made and how a careful sifting through the available evidence leads to the revelation of new meanings.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Ann Landi \u003ci\u003eARTnews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“These beautiful and elegantly complex volumes reconsider major figures in the development of 20th-century modernism. . . . While these volumes, like others in the series, may seem geared for the specialist, their value lies in their willingness to question, to use new evidence and new methods of addressing art history, and to forge new connections between disciplines. Patient readers will find these books can enliven and deepen their examination of art.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—R.K. Dickson \u003ci\u003eBloomsbury Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Modernism’s Two Cézannes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tA Biography of Failure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.\tCézanne’s \u003ci\u003eBathers\u003c\/i\u003e and the Erotics of Paint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.\t\u003ci\u003eBaigneurs\/Baigneuses:\u003c\/i\u003e Making a Difference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.\tMatisse’s Doubt\/Doubting Matisse\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400782651735,"sku":"9780271032146","price":45.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/c233zannes-bathers-biography-and-the-erotics-of-paint-9780271032146","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}