Bohemian Paris: Picasso, Modigliani, Matisse and the Birth of Modern Art

Dan Franck
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A legendary capital of the arts, Paris hosted some of the most legendary developments in world culture -- particularly at the beginning of the twentieth century, with the flowering of fauvism, cubism, dadaism, and surrealism. In Bohemian Paris, Dan Franck leads us on a vivid and magical tour of the Paris of 1900-1930, a hotbed of artistic creation where we encounter the likes of Apollinaire, Modigliani, Cocteau, Matisse, Picasso, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald, working, loving, and struggling to stay afloat. 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations are also featured.
Genres: ArtHistoryNonfictionFranceArt HistoryBiographyCulturalLiteratureCitiesHistorical
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