Seurat`s Circus Sideshow Paperback / softback
by Richard Thomson, Susan Alyson Stein, Charlotte Hale, Silvia Centeno
Part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Series series
Paperback / softback
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The mystery, color, and magic of the circus was a subject of fascination for European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The French Post-Impressionist painter Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) explored this theme in a number of drawings and sketches, as well as in his 1888 Pointillist masterwork, Circus Sideshow.
Drawing connections to Parisian street life, to the works of other artists, and to the broader complexities of modern life, this lively book establishes Circus Sideshow as a pioneering work in the genre of circus-themed art.
Lush reproductions of the work are buttressed by images of Seurat's preparatory drawings and ephemera from circuses and street performances of the time to offer a full understanding of the historical context.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Publication Date:03/02/2017
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- ISBN:9781588396150
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Unavailable
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:144 pages
- Publisher:Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Publication Date:03/02/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9781588396150