Theodore Chasseriau: The Unknown Romantic

by Stephane Guegan, Vincent Pomarede, Louis-Antoine Prat
Buy new: $35.00 $23.76 Buy used: $13.99

Editorial Reviews

Theodore Chasseriau was one of the most sensual and intellectual painters of his time. A pupil and precocious disciple of Ingres, he also fell under the influence of Delacroix, and he left his mark on both the second generation of Romantic artists and their Symbolist successors. Although his works fuse Ingres's linear precision with the lush colour and Romantic exoticism of Delacroix, they escape easy stylistic classification. His oeuvre includes Orientalist and religious paintings, scenes from Antiquity, and portraits, but he is best known for his ambitious decorative compositions for the churches of Paris and for the Cour des Comptes in the Palais d'Orsay. This volume presents more than 250 of Chasseriau's paintings, drawings and prints. The texts of the essays and entries, as well as the extensive chronology, focus on the artist's personality, his professional and social milieu, and on the works themselves, thus providing an in-depth view of the state of the arts in France in the mid-19th century.

Customer Reviews

Unknown Romantic /Symbolist "MASTER", 2008-11-20
by P. Scibilia (Savannah,Ga.)
I stumbled across this book during one of my many AMAZON searches for interesting art books about a month ago. After reading the book description, and finding out that Chasseriau was a student of Ingres', I knew that I had to take a chance and purchase this book. " Well Worth It" is an understatement. Chasseriau crosses over into several different art movements of his day yet still remains very true to his own unique personal artistic expression. In some of his work it is hard to tell it apart from Ingres masterfully drafted works. He is also linked to the French Romantics, covering subjects from the early 19th cen. middle east. I have not had a chance to read the text, but I can hardly wait. I am sure it will be interesting to learn more about this artist and what were the personal motivations for his work.