Just because the art is beautiful doesn't mean the artist was a saint . . .
Scoundrels, Cads, and Other Great Artists examines the lives of nine great artists who were less than exemplary human beings in their lives outside of their art.
It explores the question, "Why do we like magnificent art from artists who were awful human beings?" For example, the great Baroque painter, Caravaggio, who developed the chiaroscuro style of painting, was in constant trouble with the law, even having killed a man in a duel. Frederick Remington, the great painter of the American West, was an incredible racist and bigot. His evocative paintings of Native Americans on the trail on horseback give no hint of Remington's enmity toward them and other ethnic groups in America. Jackson Pollock? His irascibility and petulance were compounded by a lifelong battle with alcoholism, ultimately leading to a fatal automobile accident. Whistler and Courbet were philanderers and libertines.
Scoundrels introduces people to great art by showing the more salacious side of the personal lives of great artists over time. This book not only tells the stories of a dozen artists, but explores how to look at art and the separation between art and artist. This lively narrative is enhanced by over 100 full-color reproductions of great paintings and details from them.
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Art GeneralTable of contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 Introduction: The Rogues’ Gallery
- 2 Caravaggio: A Life in Chiaroscuro
- 3 Courbet: The Most Arrogant Man in the World
- 4 Whistler: Peacock Pugnacious
- 5 Gentileschi: A Woman for All Seasons
- 6 Remington: The Cowboy from New Rochelle
- 7 Schiele: Moth to the Flame
- 8 Yoshitoshi: Holding Back the Night
- 9 Pollock/Krasner: Collision Course
- 10 Conclusion: Finding Your Own Scoundrel
- Notes
- Recommended Readings
- References
- About the Author
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