Author

Publication

1990 - Penguin, Harmondsworth, England

Language

English

Word Count

70,750 words, Guess

Page Count

283 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiverialism0000unse
  • ISBN-139780140132229
  • ISBN-100140132228
  • Goodreads293904
  • Library of Congress Control Number71149557
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCN6465.R4 N6
  • DDC709/.03/4

Description

Setting Realism in its social and historical context, the author discusses the crucial paradox posed by Realist works of art - notably in the revolutionary paintings of Courbet, the works of Manet, Degas and Monet, of the Pre-Raphaelites and other English, American, German and Italian Realists.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Style and civilization

Other Editions

  • RealismPenguin1990

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