Few artists have exerted as much influence on modern art as Paul Cezanne. Picasso, Braque, and Matisse all acknowledged a profound debt to his painting, and many historians regard him as the father of modernism. This new biography reexamines Cezanne s life and art, discussing the key events and people who shaped his work and placing his oeuvre in the context of nineteenth and early twentieth-century art and culture. Jon Kear begins with Cezanne s formative years in Provence, highlighting the deep and abiding impressions the landscapes of the region would have on his paintings. He follows...
Few artists have exerted as much influence on modern art as Paul Cezanne. Picasso, Braque, and Matisse all acknowledged a profound debt to his paintin...
This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Republic. A protagonist of European political history of the twentieth century, Charles de Gaulle was a pioneer in the use of mass media: in the Second World War he had earned the nickname of General-micro due to his reliance on radio communication; in 1958 he then started an substantive and...
This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic...
