Esprit de Corps: The Art of the Parisian Avant-Garde and the First World War, 1914-1925

by Kenneth E. Silver

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In analyzing the changes in modern art between the outbreak of World War I and the Paris Exposition des Arts Dcoratifs of 1925, Kenneth Silver shows that the Parisian avant-garde was deeply involved in French society and its dominant values and relationships. He radically reinterprets masterpieces of modern art, from Matisse and Picasso to Lger and Le Corbusier, demonstrating how their creators all refer, consciously or not, to the Great War and its...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691002924

ISBN13:9780691002927

Release Date:April 1992

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:528 Pages

Weight:2.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 7.4" x 10.0"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography

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