Montmartre

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The Birthplace of Modern Art

Saskia Ooms, Phillip Dennis Cate, David E. Weisman

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Giles
01 March 2026

Art & Architecture; History of Art & Design Styles

An entirely fresh study of how, at the end of the nineteenth century, the neighborhood of Montmartre in Paris inspired a vital, innovative and unique community of artists who revolutionized Western art.

After the 1871 Paris Commune, Montmartre played a significant political, social, and artistic role; its revolutionary spirit attracted independent artists, writers, and musicians. Its cabarets, cafés, circus, dancehalls, and theaters made Montmartre a popular cultural center.

Drawing on important artworks from the Weisman Collection and the Musée de Montmarte, Paris, as well as a wealth of archival photography, maps, and prints to illustrate its narrative text, this volume presents up to 180 stunning color illustrations, including paintings by Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Kees van Dongen, Otto Freundlich, Amedeo Modigliani, Suzanne Valadon, André Derain, Maurice Vlaminck, Henri Matisse, Juan Gris, and Frantisek Kupka, amongst many others at the center of Montmartre's artistic and cultural life during this period. A map of Montmartre showing the locations of studio spaces, residences and cabarets, and a selected bibliography provide important sources of new information for scholars.

AUTHORS: Phillip Dennis Cate is director emeritus of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University and an independent scholar. He is the editor and co-author of Toulouse- Lautrec and La Vie Moderne: Paris 1880-1910 (2013), and The Spirit of Montmartre: Cabarets, Humor and the Avant Garde, 1875-1905 (1999). He was the co-curator, with Saskia Ooms, of Collection Weisman & Michel, Fin de siècle Belle époque (1880-1916), Musée de Montmartre, (2019-2020).

Saskia Ooms is curator of the David E. Weisman and Jacqueline E. Michel Collection and former head of collections at the Musée de Montmartre.

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A vital addition to the publications about fin-de-siecle Paris. .

Map of cafes, studios and entertainment venues will appeal to all those with an interest in Parisian culture. .

Inclusive text makes this a must-have book for students and historians, as well as all those with a love of French art.

187 colour illustrations

By: Saskia Ooms, Phillip Dennis Cate, David E. Weisman
Imprint: Giles
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 264mm, Width: 240mm,
ISBN: 9781913875879
ISBN 10: 1913875873
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword Montmartre in the 1870s: The Paris commune and the impressionists The Chat Noir and the Incohérents: The Convergence of Art, Literature, and Humor Fernand Cormon’s Atelier Libre: A Breeding Ground for Modernism Performance, Entertainment, and Art in Montmartre The Bateau-Lavoir, Cradle of Modern Art: Picasso, Van Dongen, Freundlich, Valadon, Laurencin Exploring the New: Photography and Cinema Epilogue. The Flight to Montparnasse, 1910: Dada, Surrealism, Jazz List of Works Chronology Bibliography Photo Credits Index

Phillip Dennis Cate is director emeritus of the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University, NJ and an independent scholar and curator. Saskia Ooms is head of collections and curator at the Musee Cognacq-Jay in Paris and former head of collections at the Musee de Montmartre, Paris. David E. Weisman is the founder together with his wife, Jacqueline E. Michel, of the Weisman & Michel Collection of art.

Reviews for Montmartre: The Birthplace of Modern Art

""Lushly illustrated and meticulously detailed, it's a gripping read, whether you're a fan of modern art, French culture, or simply great stories and big personalities.""-Natalie Haddad, Hyperallergic ""A wonderfully entertaining book about a time, a place, and the people in it. It’s also informative about what the artists were doing as they developed new ideas about painting. It is liberally illustrated with paintings, drawings, and photographs, and there are notes, a bibliography, and an index. Reading it reminds us that Montmartre played an important part in the history of modern art, as well as providing the basis for colourful stories about bohemians.""—Jim Burns, Northern Review of Books