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The Substance and the Shadow by Marius Roux; Dick Collins; Fiona Cox; Paul Smith is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Substance and the Shadow about?

In 1878, the author Marius Roux, a noted friend of Emile Zola and Paul Cézanne, published __La proie et l’ombre__, a little-known roman à clef featuring a thinly disguised Cézanne as the main character, Germain Rambert. The text prominently features several conversations drawn from famous Impressionist discussions on the nature of art. __La proie et l’ombre__ offers a unique insight into the thoughts and lives of the Impressionists. Cézanne scholar Paul Smith has resurrected this all-but-forgotten novel, recognizing its value in expanding our understanding of the Impressionists’ world in general and Cézanne’s in particular. This translation, titled __The Substance and the Shadow__, also brings to the foreground the effects of a burgeoning capitalist economy on the artistic practices of the period. With changes in the Salon and the dealer system, art in France was no longer reserved for the privileged few, and artists increasingly found themselves attempting to appeal to the merchant classes. Art had become a commercial endeavor in ways never before imagined, and the story details Rambert’s—and, by extension, Cézanne’s—attempts to cope with the shift. In a substantial introductory e

Who reads The Substance and the Shadow?

Author

Marius Roux; Dick Collins; Fiona Cox; Paul Smith

Publisher

Pennsylvania State University Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271032054

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography