Rise and Fall of the Fine Art Print in Eighteenth-Century France

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

Av W. McAllister Johnson, W McAllister Johnson

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Sanctioned by France’s Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and struck primarily in order to disseminate the works of the Academy’s members, the eighteenth-century fine art print flourished only briefly. Yet it set into motion the interdependence of graphic and pictorial media.In The Rise and Fall of the Fine Art Print in Eighteenth-Century France, W. McAllister Johnson distills a lifetime of research into an essential study of this seminal phenomenon and chronicles the issues, decisions, and practicalities inherent in making copperplate engravings as articles of art and commerce. His exceptional erudition makes this an unparalleled resource for the study of visual culture and of all aspects of printmaking before the French Revolution.

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Utgivningsdatum2016-04-14
Mått163 x 236 x 31 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor472
FörlagUniversity of Toronto Press
ISBN9781442637122

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Preface1. The Full Statement of the Question2. Orienting Concepts3. Prints as Information4. The Fine Art Print Defined5. Pendant Prints6. The AcadÉmie as Catalyst and Regulator7. The AcadÉmie and the Artist8. Creative Issues9. Response Time10. Career Calculus11. Reputation and Reflected Glory12. Commercial Ploys and the Art of the Annonce13. Prints and Paintings on Exhibition14. Engraved, Not Engraved15. Criticism, Controversy and Censure16. Greuze Prints, including the Salon17. The Clash of Genres18. ConclusionAppendix A: The Mercure’s Editorial Policy regarding Prints (1728)Appendix B: Problems of Engraving and Collecting Prints (1754)Appendix C: Wille’s Appreciation of Jean DaullÉ (1763)Appendix D: An Oudry Portrait for the Book Trade (1767)Appendix E: A Greuze ‘Lost to France’ multiplied by a Print (1767)Appendix F: The Art Market : Paintings, Pendants and Petits Sujets (1780)

‘Highly recommended.’ - A Golahny (Choice, vol 54:04:2016) ‘This monograph is recommended highly for library collections in academic institutions and museums.’- Heather Saunders (The Art Libraries Society of North America Reviews January 2017) "This book’s clear style and helpful illustrations make it engaging for specialists and non-specialists alike…This book offers an insightful and valuable account of how the alphabet has been understood historically, from the Greeks to the present day, and in contrast to other writing systems."- Allison Morehead, Queen's University (University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018)