The art of Edouard Manet has been called upon to support various, mostly conflicting, theories about nineteenth-century art, modernist painting, Realism, the personality and intentions of the artist, and the development of Impressionism. Manet was an exceedingly private man and left scant record of his ideas and ambitions. Harry Rand's consideration of Manet's friendship with Stéphane Mallarmé illuminates their shared aesthetic, and his close examination of the pictorial organization of a particular painting, the Gare Saint-Lazare (also known as The Railway), yields unmistakable clues to Manet's thoughts about painting, literature, and society.

Manet's Contemplation at the Gare Saint-Lazare

Arts & Photography

RAND, Harry

History & Criticism

University of California Press

Harry Rand's critically acclaimed study of Gorky's brief, troubled life and artistic development is finally available in paperback. All of Gorky's major themes are touched on and his major paintings dealt with in some depth, with attention to the details of the individual works, and frequently to the drawings and preliminary studies from which the paintings evolved. The discussion centers on the images that united the pieces as they develop from work to work. Rand explores Gorky as well as possible sources and their relationship to the body of Gorky's art. A concluding chapter reassesses Gorky's impact on the New York School in light of a new understanding of his aims and methods. Through close study of Gorky's oeuvre, the author deciphers an iconography revealing the unexpected and systematic use of explicit ideas and symbols as well as commonplace objects, settings, and personas from the artist's life.

Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols

Harry Rand's critically acclaimed study of Gorky's brief, troubled life and artistic development is finally available in paperback.All of Gorky's major themes are touched on and his major paintings dealt with in some depth, with attention to the details of the individual works, and frequently to the drawings and preliminary studies from which the paintings evolved. The discussion centers on the images that united the pieces as they develop from work to work. Rand explores Gorky as well as possible sources and their relationship to the body of Gorky's art. A concluding chapter reassesses Gorky's impact on the New York School in light of a new understanding of his aims and methods.Through close study of Gorky's oeuvre, the author deciphers an iconography revealing the unexpected and systematic use of explicit ideas and symbols as well as commonplace objects, settings, and personas from the artist's life.

Individual Artists

The art of Edouard Manet has been called upon to support various, mostly conflicting, theories about nineteenth-century art, modernist painting, Realism, the personality and intentions of the artist, and the development of Impressionism. Manet was an exceedingly private man and left scant record of his ideas and ambitions. Harry Rand's consideration of Manet's friendship with Stéphane Mallarmé illuminates their shared aesthetic, and his close examination of the pictorial organization of a particular painting, the Gare Saint-Lazare (also known as The Railway), yields unmistakable clues to Manet's thoughts about painting, literature, and society.

Rumpelstiltskin’s Secret: What Women Didn’t Tell the Grimms

Teen & Young Adult

Routledge

Everyone knows Rumpelstiltskin’s story―or thinks they do. But this innocent-seeming tale hides generations of women’s shrewd accounts of their relationships with men. And the verdict is not flattering. The fairytale may count among the world’s oldest dirty jokes. The theme of the tale, an observation repeated and varied throughout, mocks male inadequacy in many forms, beginning with sexual failure. The punchline misplaced, over time its wickedly funny insights about adult life passed for childish nonsense. The story hides, in plain sight, criticism of workplace sexual harassment―centuries before society took notice of the indignity. Rumpelstiltskin tells a feminist tale with lessons for men and women, about what women said to each other when they thought their private conversation and complaints passed unnoticed. In the story’s different versions, the Brothers Grimm, who recorded the tale, missed women’s wry observations.

Hard cover with dust jacket fully illustrated book with color and black and white reproductions of Gorky"s work.

Arshile Gorky: The Implication of Symbols.

Allanheld & Schram

Paul Manship

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Smithsonian Institution Press

A fine looking copy but under the jacket near the very edge of the front cover are a few small fade spots that are easy to see. the jacket has some light wear on the back of it. no markings. A full color reference.

PAUL MANSHIP

Smithsonian

Book by Scharf, William, Kramer, Hilton, Rand, Harry, O'Doherty, Brian

William Scharf: Paintings, 1984-2000 : Exhibition Held at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. November 18, 2000-January 21, 2001

KRAMER, Hilton

Phillips Collection

O'Doherty, Brian

Scharf, William

Phillips Collections

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Manet's Contemplation at the Gare Saint-Lazare

Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols

Arshile Gorky: The Implications of Symbols

Manet's Contemplation at the Gare Saint-Lazare

Rumpelstiltskin’s Secret: What Women Didn’t Tell the Grimms

Rumpelstiltskin’s Secret: What Women Didn’t Tell the Grimms

Arshile Gorky: The Implication of Symbols.

Paul Manship

PAUL MANSHIP

William Scharf: Paintings, 1984-2000 : Exhibition Held at the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. November 18, 2000-January 21, 2001