Art in France, 1900-1940

Green Christopher

During the decades from 1900 to 1940, art in France developed in ways that were of paramount importance to 20th-century art. This illustrated account sets these developments within the framework of the unstable social, political, intellectual and artistic worlds of the time and analyses the innovations of artists ranging from Matisse to Picasso, Duchamp to Dali.

About the Author

Christopher Green is professor at the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. Among his publications on French twentieth-century art is "Art in France, 1900-1940", published by Yale University Press.

Reviews

"Revelatory art history" – Timothy Mathews, Times Higher Education Supplement

"Lavishly illustrated with beautiful works of art... Especially strong and inviting is the section dealing with the 'lives' of artists, poets, art dealers, and collectors. Green writes well about a variety of topics: among them, tradition, modernity, the city. It is fascinating to see such figures as Matisse and Picasso reemerging throughout the book in these various contexts" – Virginia Quarterly Review

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