Project Gutenberg 2020-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 239 Blanche, Jacques-Émile 1861 1942 Blanche, Jacques-Emile Proust, Marcel 1871 1922 21010789 Propos de peintre, première série: de David à Degas Ingres, David, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Cézanne, Whistler, Fantin-Latour, Ricard, Conder, Beardsley, etc. Préface par Marcel Proust Produced by Clarity, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Propos de peintre, première série: de David à Degas" by Jacques-Émile Blanche is a collection of art critiques and personal reflections written in the early 20th century. The work is structured around discussions of famous painters, including both their artistic trajectories and personal anecdotes involving their lives and interactions with the author. Blanche explores the relationship between these artists and the prevailing art movements of his time, as well as reflections on their personalities and legacies. At the start of the text, the author sets a tone of nostalgia and introspection, reminiscing about his connections and experiences with various influential painters of the 19th century, including Fantin-Latour. Through a detailed preface by Marcel Proust, the reader is introduced to the world of art criticism and the nuanced dynamics between artists and their reception in society. The opening portion highlights Blanche's appreciation for Fantin-Latour's work and character, delineating a rich tapestry of social and artistic life in Paris. Blanche's narrative intertwines historical context with personal recollections, offering insights into the artists’ struggles against the backdrop of evolving artistic standards and the complexities of friendship and rivalry within the art community. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr Painters ND Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance FR Nouveautés FR Peinture Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 479196 2025-06-24T11:10:17.048165 text/html 458132 2024-10-17T16:47:26 text/html 277112 2025-06-24T11:10:22.974138 application/epub+zip 276601 2025-06-24T11:10:18.074136 application/epub+zip 276601 2025-06-24T11:10:17.557152 application/epub+zip 401799 2025-06-24T11:10:26.826079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367119 2025-06-24T11:10:22.440150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 367356 2022-09-27T19:29:37.564316 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439148 2023-09-26T09:31:56.669409 text/plain 418896 2024-10-17T16:47:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17824 2025-06-24T11:10:26.966108 application/rdf+xml 12997 2025-06-24T11:10:17.646128 image/jpeg 2132 2025-06-24T11:10:17.602144 image/jpeg 241805 2025-06-24T11:10:17.090187 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia