Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-247) and index.
Contents:
Prefaces / Dominique Savelkoul, Sophie Kervran, Virginie Devillez & Therese M. Thomas -- Morisot, Cassatt, Boch and the 'circle of new art' / Sylvie Patry -- 'Vingtiste, confettiste, meridionaliste' : evolution of style through the eyes of art criticism / Stefan Huygebaert & Wendy Van Hoorde -- Anna Boch and Marguerite Van de Wiele face to face : the artist in the writer's mirror / Laurence Brogniez -- The collection as a reflection of elective affinities / Virginie Devillez -- Anna and Eugene Boch : the entwined paths of artist siblings / Barbara Caspers -- Landscapes and light : travels with Anna Boch / Erin Min -- In Brittany / Mireille de Lassus -- A la recherche des maisons perdues : looking for the lost houses / Marjan Sterckx & Linda Van Santvoort -- 'It's a party for everybody' : Anna Boch and music / Dominique Bauer & Stijn Paredis -- The Keramis earthenware factory, a cultural presence in La Louviere / Benoit Goffin & Ludovic Recchia -- Biochronology of Anna Boch / Wendy Van Hoorde.
Summary:
"The versatile Anna Boch (1848–1936) was not only a talented artist, but also a highly knowledgeable collector, generous patron, and enthusiastic traveller with a great love of music and architecture. She was the only woman to become a member of the prominent art societies Les XX and La Libre Esthetique, and she was treated as an equal by her fellow artists. Inspired by kindred spirits including Theo van Rysselberghe, Paul Signac and Georges Seurat, Anna Boch set about developing her own personal version of Neo-Impressionism. Anna Boch’s lucid paintings chart her search for line and colour. Her passion for nature took her to remote destinations and imbued her with dreams of beautiful bucolic landscapes that she wanted to interpret. She loved the sea and succeeded in capturing the light and its reflection upon the coast with unparalleled skill, translating it into intriguing but above all timeless compositions. This book presents her oeuvre with more than 100 works, and resolutely claims a place for Anna Boch in the art history of the 19th and 20th centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
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