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Symbolism Paperback Book 1st Ed. 1995 by Michael Gibson

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Symbolism Paperback Book 1995 by Michael Gibson, 1st edition 1st printing.A study of the Symbolist movement, which emerged in the mid to late 19th century and expired during World War I. Introductory essay, biographical sketches of Symbolist artists, selected bibliography, list of illustrations, acknowledgments. "To clothe the idea in perceptible form" proposed the poet Jean Moteas in his 1886 Manifesto of Symbolism. It was in France and Belgium, the cradles of literary Symbolism, that Symbolist painting was born. It plunged headlong into the cultural space opened up by the poetry of Baudelaire and Mallarme and by the operas of Wagner. Symbolist painters sought not to represent appearances but to express "the idea", and the imaginary therefore plays an important part in their work. "Dream", was their credo; they execrated, with a fanatical hatred, impressionism, realism, naturalism, and the scientistic. The main principle of Symbolism, that of "correspondences", was to attain harmony between all the different arts, or even to realise the total work of art (Gesamtkunstwerk) that Wagner had dreamt of creating. * Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taschen America Llc; First Edition (November 1, 1995) * Language ‏ : ‎ English * Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages * ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3822885703 * ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3822885703 * Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 1 x 12 inchesCondition: wear consistent to use and age.
  • Creator:
    TASCHEN (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Style:
    Expressionist (In the Style Of)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1995
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    North Hollywood, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BOK12231stDibs: LU906837764622

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