[Jean-Etienne Liotard] - Stouleg, Claire
Reference : 075990
(2002)
ISBN : 2850565490
Stouleg, Claire: Jean-Étienne Liotard 1702-1789 dans les collections des Musée d'art et d'histoire de Géneve. Exhibition: Geneva, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, 2002. 121pp with 4 colour plates and 89 colour illustrations. Wrappers. 29x23cms. This 18th century Swiss pastellist and miniaturist, (1702-1789) contemporary of La Tour and Chardin, focused on genre and society portraits and was renowned for his realist style and refusal to flatter his subjects. He was greatly influenced by his travels in Turkey and was in much demand by the European courts of the day. This collection of his work (which has never before been displayed in its entirety) is the most comprehensive in the world. Text in French.
This 18th century Swiss pastellist and miniaturist, (1702-1789) contemporary of La Tour and Chardin, focused on genre and society portraits and was renowned for his realist style and refusal to flatter his subjects. He was greatly influenced by his travels in Turkey and was in much demand by the European courts of the day. This collection of his work (which has never before been displayed in its entirety) is the most comprehensive in the world. Text in French