Modern Art

by Joris-Karl Huysmans

First published in 1883, but never before translated into English, this collection of J.-K. Huysmans' art criticism reveals the author of Against Nature to be as combative in his aesthetic opinions as he was in his literary ones. At a time when the Impressionists were still being ridiculed, or worse still ignored, Huysmans defiantly proclaimed Degas to be the best painter in France. He filled his pages with analyses of the works of artists whose genius...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1910213993
• ISBN13: 9781910213995
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Dedalus
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.7"