This is an exhibition catalog published to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam (July 26-Nov 17 1996) and the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds (Dec 13 1996-Apr 6 1997). The exhibition examined the historical revival of color in sculpture in the 19th century, featuring works by artists such as Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Auguste Rodin.It includes essays discussing the debates surrounding sculpture and color, the influence of institutions like Madame Tussaud's, and the role of painter-sculptors in the evolution of modernism.
This is a catalogue published to accompany the exhibition of the same name, which ran from November 13th to April 6th, 1997. The exhibition examines the historical resurgence of color in sculpture in the 19th century, featuring works by Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Auguste Rodin, among others. The catalogue includes essays on the debate over sculpture and color, the influence of institutions like Madame Tussauds, and the role of painter-sculptors in the development of Modernism.
