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J.-K. Huysmans Brendan King

Modern Art

J.-K. Huysmans,  Brendan King

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English
Dedalus Ltd
01 May 2019
History of Art & Design Styles; Fiction & Literature; Fiction in translation
Series: Dedalus European Classics
First published in 1883, but never before translated into English, this collection of J.K. Huysmans' art criticism reveals the author of Against Nature to be as combative in his aesthetic opinions as he was in his literary ones. At a time when the Impressionists were still being ridiculed, or worse still ignored, Huysmans defiantly proclaimed Degas to be the best painter in France. He filled his pages with analyses of the works of artists whose genius and popularity have been confirmed by time: Gustave Caillebotte, Paul Gauguin, Mary Cassatt, Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Odilon Redon and Gustave Moreau.

Huysmans intersperses his reviews of these independent artists with those of the annual Official Salon, whose conventional and dryly academic works he lambasts with his customary gusto and invective.

This is the first complete translation of L'Art moderne, and includes 200 black and white illustrations, notes and a glossary of artists.

AUTHOR: J.K. Huysmans (1847-1907) changed from being an obscure author and art critic to one of the most famous authors of his day with the publication of A Rebours (Against Nature) in 1884. A Rebours is a ground-breaking novel which captures the decadent spirit of the day and marks his final break with Zola and naturalism.
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Imprint:   Dedalus Ltd
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 126mm, 
ISBN:   9781910213995
ISBN 10:   1910213993
Series:   Dedalus European Classics
Pages:   313
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

J.-K. Huysmans (1847-1907) changed from being an obscure author and art critic to one of the most famous authors of his day with the publication of A Rebours (Against Nature) in 1884. A Rebours is a ground-breaking novel which captures the decadent spirit of the day and marks his final break with Zola and naturalism. Dedalus have published 11 books by J.-K. Huysmans, 9 in new translations by Brendan King; Marthe, Parisian Sketches, The Vatard Sisters, Stranded (En Rade), Drifting, Against Nature, Las Bas, Modern Art and The Cathedral. In addition to En Route and The Oblate of St Benedict. Brendan King has translated 9 Huysmans titles for Dedalus.

Reviews for Modern Art

Few late 19 Century art critics were more clearly on the right side of history than J.-K. Huysmans. To read his essay on the 'Exhibition of the Independents in 1880' is to discover in retrospect an anticipation of the 20th Century's aesthetic preferences...King displays both considerable knowledge and easy humour... -- Nicholas White, The Times Literary Supplement Le Paix, 1883


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