Présentation de l'éditeur
Setting Realism in its social and historical context, the author discusses the crucial paradox posed by Realist works of art - notably in the revolutionary paintings of Courbet, the works of Manet, Degas and Monet, of the Pre-Raphaelites and other English, American, German and Italian Realists.
Biographie de l'auteur
Linda Nochlin is a professor of art history at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
