The Painted Face: Portraits of Women in France, 1814-1914 by Tamar Garb - September 2007

Yale University Press, 2007-09-26. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good.

New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. Near fine/near fine. Maroon cloth boards in dust jacket, quarto [9.5" x 11.25"], illustrated in color and b&w. Book has mild rubbing to boards, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. DJ has hint of shelfwear.

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2007. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 288 pages. The meaning of a painted portrait and even its subject may be far more complex than expected, Tamar Garb reveals in this book. She charts for the first time the history of French female portraiture from its heyday in the early nineteenth century to its demise in the early twentieth century, showing how these paintings illuminate evolving social attitudes and aesthetic concerns in France over the course of the century. Record # 362509

Yale University Press, 2007-09-26. Hardcover. Like New. 12x9x0. Hardcover and dust jacket. Small tears to jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007. Book. Hardcover. 276 pages, numerous illustrations, most in color, notes, photo credits, index; 4to, brown boards. Fine; dust jacket very good+, short tear top of spine.

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2007. Hardbound. VG/VG As new. Maroon cloth with gold lettering; black dj with color illustration and white lettering; 276 pp. with 232 color and bw illustrations. Central to the book is the theme of make up, the cosmetic application of paint to the surface of the skin which is analagous to the act of painting itself. The author builds the discussion around individual paintings by Ingres, Manet, Cassatt, Cezanne, Picasso and Matisse, beginning with Ingres's idealized portrait of Madame de Senonnes and ending with Matisse's elegaic last portrait of his wife. "Painted portraits are conventionally thought to present accurate representations of their sitters, whose identity and likeness are captured on canvas. This unique hook demonstrates that portraits as pictures are much more complicated than this. Focusing on the painting of female sitters, The Painted Face deals with the stories and fantasies that inform the viewing of portraits, the historical… Read More

New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. As New in As New dust jacket. A century of portraits of women by French artists, highlighting the theme of make up, and the transformation of the genre during this period of time. 276 pages, 232 color plates and illustrations. Shipping may be extra for this large, heavy book; please inquire.; 9 x 11

Yale University Press, 2007. Hardcover. As new/as new. Yale University Press, c2007. 276pp., index, notes, color illustrations throughout. 4to. As new unread hardcover in as new d/j.

Yale University Press, 2007-09-26. hardcover. New. 9x0x11.

Yale University Press, 2007-09-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!