During the decades from 1900 to 1940, art in France developed in ways that were of paramount importance to twentieth-century art. This innovative and abundantly illustrated book sets these developments within the framework of the unstable social, political, intellectual, and artistic worlds of the time and analyzes the innovations of artists ranging from Matisse to Picasso, Duchamp to Dali.
"Revelatory art history."--Timothy Mathews, Times Higher Education Supplement
"Lavishly illustrated with beautiful works of art. . . . Especially strong and inviting is the section dealing...