Modern Theories of Art
Subtitle: From Impressionism to Kandinsky
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: March 1, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780814712726
Subjects: History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Theory of art; Criticism; 20th Century Art; Art Criticism; Art; Philosophy; 19th century; Art / Criticism; 18th century; Aesthetics, Modern
First sentence: In May 1867 Edouard Manet made a kind of programmatic statement when he wrote: "The artist does not say today, 'Come and see faultless works,' but 'Come and see sincere works.'"