Description
Putting the work of artists from Courbet and Cézanne to Pissaro under a microscope, Callen examines modes of self-representation and painting methods, paying particular attention to the painters’ touch and mark-making. The usage of innovative methods of analysis, she provides new and intriguing ways of figuring out subject material practice within its historical moment and the cultural meanings it generates. Richly illustrated with 180 color and black-and-white images, The Work of Art offers fresh insights into the improvement of avant-garde French painting and the idea that of the up to date artist.