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Book SynopsisOffers an original approach to early French modernism, one informed by the art's unprecedented psychological intensity. Focusing on the early work of Paul Cezanne, this title offers a competing version for modern painting rooted in the evocation of emotive "expression," emblematized by scenes of murder, sexual violence, and anxious domesticity.
Trade Review"Throughout the arguments are supported with a stunning array of contextual information, including both the expected and unexpected... Recommended." -- E. K. Mix, Butler University Choice "Life is beautifully produced. The use of illustrations is materly." -- Alex Danchev Times Higher Education Supplement "That Andre Dombrowski has contributed a highly original and persuasive interpretation of Cezanne's early work is indubitable." H-France Review "Probing ... very rewarding ... [enables] a more complete view of the origins of modernist painting." -- Allison Morehead Journal of Modern History
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Violent Beginnings: The Murder 2. "I Is Another": Self-Portraiture and the Modernization of Olympia 3. Poetry, Portraiture, and Interiority: Paul Alexis Reading to Emile Zola 4. Art Arranged for Piano: The Overture to "Tannhauser" 5. The Emperor's Last Clothes: Cezanne, Fashion, and L'Annee terrible Epilogue: The End of Violence Notes Further Reading List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Index
