Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose+croix in Paris, 1892-1897

Bys: Greene, Vivien, Jumeau-Lafond, Jean-David, Silver, Kenneth, et al.

Art, occultism and decadence from late 19th-century France

Mystical Symbolism: The Salon de la Rose+Croix in Paris, 1892-1897 accompanied the first-ever museum presentation examining the Salon de la Rose+Croix, a series of annual exhibitions established by eccentric French author, critic, occultist and Rosicrucian Jos phin P ladan. The Rose+Croix convened an international group of Symbolist artists around a shared refutation of Realist aesthetics and philosophy, frequently in favor of the ideal and the mystical. Among the participants were Pierre Am d e Marcel-B ronneau, Jean Delville, Fernand Khnopff, Charles Maurin, Armand Point, Alexandre S on and F lix Vallotton.

Bound in red velvet with gold-stamped lettering to conjure the evocative atmosphere of the Salons, the catalog features essays about the history, themes and often spiritual aims of the Rose+Croix (Vivien Greene), its reception by the press and the public in the 1890s (Jean-David Jumeau-Lafond) and the importance of spiritualism to early 20th-century abstraction (Kenneth E. Silver). This richly illustrated volume also contains 46 color plates, entries on each exhibited artist and a bibliography of contemporary sources on Symbolist art.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892075279
• ISBN13: 9780892075270
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Guggenheim Museum
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.8" x 12.3"