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Pastels - Exhibition catalogue

Pastels - Exhibition catalogue

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The 17th century is traditionally considered to be the golden age of pastels. A medium without equal for rendering the effects of matter and the velvetiness of skin tone, pastels were often used only for portraits, to which they were particularly well suited.

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Characteristics

Number of illustrations :
100
Original work kept at :
Paris - Musée d'Orsay
Art movement :
19th century
Dimensions :
19,6 x 25,7 x 1,3 cm
Artists :
Edouard Manet (1832-1883), Odilon Redon (1840-1916), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Anonymous, Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953)
French
EAN :
9782711879694
Size of the book :
Others
Reference :
EK197969
English
EAN :
9782711879878
Size of the book :
Others
Reference :
EK197987

 

Editor :
RMNGP Musée d'Orsay
Diffusor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION
Distributor :
EDITIONS FLAMMARION

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The artist

Edouard Manet (1832-1883)

Major French painter and engraver of the late 19th century. A precursor of modern painting, which he freed from academism, Édouard Manet is wrongly considered to be one of the fathers of Impressionism: he differs from it in that he is concerned about reality and makes little or no use of the new techniques of colour and the particular treatment of light.