Fernand Khnopff
Michel Draguet
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Fernand Khnopff
Published
July 2, 2004
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
Pages
120
ISBN-13
9780892367306
ISBN-10
089236730X
Description
"The Belgian artist, illustrator, sculptor, and photographer Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921) became a popular society portraitist in the 1880s, using elements that had served him well as an avant-garde Symbolist painter: visual realism and a mood of silence, isolation, and reverie. As in the provocative, yet hauntingly beautiful, Portrait of Jeanne Kefer that is the focus of this book, he frequently posed his models leaning against a closed door, flattening the space and resulting in a meditative, hermetically sealed image. Jeanne Kefer was the daughter of a composer-friend of the artist, and Khnopff captures the child's vulnerability to the outside world in a small gesture of her tiny thumb catching the edge of her bow." "The book places this painting in the historical context of Khnopff's times and social milieu and traces the advent of Symbolism as a literary and artistic movement. An analysis of the portrait itself is supported by an array of related paintings, details, and technical photographs. Finally, the author uses Khnopff's portraits as a taking-off point for a broader discussion of Symbolist art."--BOOK JACKET.
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How many pages are in Fernand Khnopff?
This edition of Fernand Khnopff has approximately 120 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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For most readers, Fernand Khnopff typically takes between 2h 30m and 1h 40m to complete. This is based on the book's length of approximately 30,000 words and common reading speeds.
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Who is the author of Fernand Khnopff?
Fernand Khnopff was written by Michel Draguet.
When was Fernand Khnopff published?
The publication date for this specific edition is July 2, 2004. The original work may have been published on a different date.