Edouard Manet – Rebel in a Frock Coat

"Richly detailed and informative, (this biography) exposes the character of an artist who maintained a sharply defined duality between his public and private personas" ("Philadelphia Inquirer" and "grants us a far deeper understanding of why (Manet's) paintings outraged so many of his peers" ("Booklist", starred review). 70 halftones.

About the author

Beth Archer Brombert is the author of the critically acclaimed biography Christina: Portraits of a Princess, the novel A Concert of Hells, and The Voice of Things, her edition and translation of Francis Ponge. Her travel pieces have appeared in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, and other publications.

Product details

• Authors: Beth Archer Brombert, Edward Brombert
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.1997
• EAN: 9780226075440
• ISBN: 978-0-226-07544-0
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 812 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art; Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, ART / History / General, ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Impressionism, Paintings and painting, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism