Overview
This catalogue looks at the origins and achievements of a unique private press in England founded by Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944), eldest son of Camille, the leading Impressionist. With introductory essays describing the history of the Press (1895-1914), its aesthetic aims, the texts themselves and the character of Lucien Pissaro himself, this comprehensive volume sets the press within the context of the private press movement and its key characters. The Pissarro Archive in the Ashmolean Museum is the largest single resource for the study of Impressionism in the world. It was presented to the Museum by the family of Camille Pissarro's eldest son, and now numbers several thousand items. Among the most important are a dozen oil paintings by Camille, covering the whole range of his output, as well as several hundred drawings and an important group of prints by the artist, often described as the 'father of Impressionism'.
Full Product Details
Author: Victor Benjamin ,
Colin Harrison ,
Jon Whiteley
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Imprint: Ashmolean Museum
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 24.50cm
Weight: 0.531kg
ISBN: 9781854442536
ISBN 10: 1854442538
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 31 January 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
.. these essays contribute to an understanding of Eragny Press books as something more than exquisite specimens of privately printed books. They become complex and collaborative products - the locus of many artistic movements, of historical and modern print- and bookmaking traditions, even of French and English cultures. .. .This catalog does surpass other publications on the Eragny Press with its abundant high-quality color illustrations. Color printing being a hallmark of Eragny Press, this catalog reveals the Pissarros' artistry with multiple views of individual titles, including many full-page and double-page spreads. It reproduces frontispieces, initials, illustrations, bindings, and decorative papers as well as additional artifacts from the exhibition, such as family photographs, preparatory sketches, trial prints, and wood blocks. .. .This slim, soft-cover volume seems to mimic an elegantly designed Eragny Press book in typeface and format. recommended for academic and museum li
Author Information
Colin Harrison is Curator of British Paintings and Drawings and Curator of the Pissarro Family Archive at the Ashmolean Museum. Jon Whiteley is Senior Assistant Keeper in the Department of Western Art at the Ashmolean Museum.
