Seurat and the avant-garde
By: Paul Smith.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Seurat, Georges, 1859-1891 -- Criticism and interpretation; Symbolism (Art movement) -- Influence; Avant-garde (Aesthetics) -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Language
Description: Challenging the assumption that Seurat's work was scientific or that it expressed a serious commitment to anarchism, this text traces the painter's involvement with the various factions of the avant-garde and shows that he was perhaps the earliest exponent of Idealism in modern art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and index.