{"product_id":"the-sweet-life-julius-leblanc-stewart-and-painting-the-belle-epoque-hardcover","title":"The Sweet Life: Julius LeBlanc Stewart and Painting the Belle Epoque - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames W. Tottis\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael Crane\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eWilliam DeGregorio\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entirely new exploration of the life and career of the expat American artist Julius LeBlanc Stewart (1855-1919), who spent nearly all his life in Paris, and whose oil paintings feature in private collections and those of many major museums on both sides of the Atlantic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStewart's paintings are highly engaging and attractive, covering a broad cross-section of later nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American Expat Parisian high society, its genteel past-times, and travel, in a style of painting that was uniquely his own, and that was lauded in both Europe and America. This new volume presents over seventy major paintings, pastels and drawings across thematic sections, with a new introduction to Stewart's life, career, and world through essays by major specialists on nineteenth and early twentieth century American art and history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors look variously at Stewart's early career and training at the ?cole des Beaux-Arts, his later tutelage under French and Spanish masters, Eduardo Zamaco?s, Jean-L?on G?r?me, and Raimundo Madrazo, his family's involvement in the production of sugar; then the world of the American Expat society in which Stewart circulated, and the evolution Stewart's later style, in the mid 1880s towards multi-figured, narrative scenes of his family, friends and meticulous depictions of their costumes; then for a brief period later the sensuous Arcadian nudes bathed in sunlight, celebrating the attributes of Diana and the Bachenates. Collectively these provide the first major exploration of Stewart's world and work with, new contribution to our understanding of the importance and legacy of his art, and his advocation for his community of fellow American artists in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames W. Tottis\u003c\/b\u003e is a museum consultant and former curator of American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eValerie Ann Leeds\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent scholar and curator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Dayer Gallati\u003c\/b\u003e is curator emerita of American Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Francis\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and dean, Humanities and Sciences Division, California College of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Crane\u003c\/b\u003eis, past curator for the Detroit Institute of Arts, and currently the curator of Collections at the Detroit Athletic Club, Detroit, MI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent DiGirolamo\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of history at Baruch College of the City University of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam DeGregorio\u003c\/b\u003e is the associate curator, The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCampbell Mobley\u003c\/b\u003e is a curator at Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 11.2 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 17, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754987028768,"sku":"9781913875596","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec07a75a875f75f5c7daad1f7ac6f34f.webp?v=1780047742","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sweet-life-julius-leblanc-stewart-and-painting-the-belle-epoque-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}