Sevres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000 - Couverture rigide

Paredes, Liana

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1904832636 ISBN 13 : 9781904832638

Editeur : D Giles Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Sevres Then and Now: Tradition and Innovation in Porcelain, 1750-2000 showcases the long-standing achievements of the French porcelain factory, in particular its unparalleled invention and creativity over three centuries, featuring 87 ceramics from the Hillwood Museum and other collections.

Three essays illustrated by exhibits are devoted to innovations in both production and design at the Sevres factory from the 1750s to the 21st-century.
The opening section explores the beginnings of the factory in the 18th century, production under royal patronage and the changes brought about by the French Revolution.
The 19th-century section examines the classicising period of the First Empire and the Restoration, the historicist style of the Second Empire and closes with impressionist and Art Nouveau ceramics.
The 20th and 21st century essay considers showcase Art Deco pieces, modern era productions of the 1950s and 60s, and the contemporary studio wares of Adrien Saxe, Richard Peduzzi and Cindy Sherman.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Liana Paredes is senior curator of Western European Art at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens in Washington, D.C. She is the author of French Furniture from the Collection of the Hillwood Museum and Gardens (2002) and co-author of A Taste for Splendor: Russian Imperial and European Treasures from the Hillwood Museum (1999).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: D Giles Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1904832636
• ISBN 13: 9781904832638
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 176
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible