Project Gutenberg 2018-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 134 Van Vorst, Marie 1867 1936 Vorst, Marie van Harrison, Alexander 1853 1930 Modern French Masters Puvis de Chavannes -- Jean Charles Cazin -- Rodin -- Paul Albert Besnard -- Steinlen. Produced by Chuck Greif, Beginners Projects and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Modern French Masters" by Marie Van Vorst is a collection of essays written in the early 20th century. The book provides an insightful exploration of influential French artists of the time, focusing on their artistic philosophies, techniques, and the impact they had on the art world. Notably, it showcases artists such as Puvis de Chavannes, Jean Charles Cazin, Rodin, and Paul Albert Besnard. The opening of this work presents a comprehensive preface by Alexander Harrison, which sets the tone for the following essays. It outlines the nature of art as deeply intertwined with love and passion, while introducing the themes of originality, genius, and individualism in artistic expression. Each discussed artist is portrayed in relation to their contributions to modern art, detailing their struggles for recognition and the evolution of their styles within the turbulent backdrop of their time. Thus, readers are engaged not only with the individual stories of these artists but with a broader reflection on the essence of artistic creation itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Art, French Artists -- France N ND Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Art 194969 2025-06-23T09:08:31.203768 text/html 186429 2021-01-24T12:42:30 text/html 7569309 2025-06-23T09:08:41.463748 application/epub+zip 7547393 2025-06-23T09:08:33.334750 application/epub+zip 124483 2025-06-23T09:08:32.017708 application/epub+zip 7593668 2025-06-23T09:08:47.490654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7540225 2025-06-23T09:08:38.879821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167791 2022-09-26T12:06:02.793503 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 146671 2025-06-23T09:08:30.287706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146500 2018-11-13T11:53:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19636 2025-06-23T09:08:47.730633 application/rdf+xml 20053 2025-06-23T09:08:32.116756 image/jpeg 3160 2025-06-23T09:08:32.068735 image/jpeg 57136 2018-11-13T11:56:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 7421553 2021-01-24T12:42:31 application/octet-stream application/zip 7421674 2025-06-23T09:08:31.544743 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia