Neo-Impressionism and Anarchism in Fin-de-Sicle France - 9781138248397

Name: Neo-Impressionism and Anarchism in Fin-de-Sicle France - 9781138248397
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

In Neo-Impressionism and Anarchism in Fin-de-Si\u00E8cle France, Robyn Roslak examines for the first time the close relationship between neo-impressionist landscapes and cityscapes and the anarchist sympathies of the movement's artists. She focuses in particular on paintings produced between 1886 and 1905 by Paul Signac and Maximilien Luce, the neo-impressionists whose fidelity to anarchism, to the art of landscape and to a belief in the social potential of art was strongest. Although the neo-impressionists are best known for their rational and scientific technique, they also heeded the era's call for art surpassing the mundane realities of everyday life. By tempering their modern subjects with a decorative style, they hoped to lead their viewers toward moral and social improvement. Roslak's ground-breaking analysis shows how the anarchist theories of Elis\u00E9e Reclus, Pierre Kropotkin and Jean Grave both inspired and coincided with these ideals. Anarchism attracted the neo-impressa