Connelly, Frances S., 1953-

The sleep of reason : primitivism in modern European art and aesthetics, 1725-1907 / Frances S. Connelly. - xii, 154 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-149) and index.

List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: Framing the Question -- The Sleep of Reason: "Primitive" Art as the Inverse of Classicism -- Poetic Monsters and Nature Hieroglyphics: The Precocious Primitivism of Philipp Otto Runge -- "Primitive" Ornament and the Arabesque: Paul Gauguin's Decorative Art -- Grotesque and Monstrous Idols: Meryon's Stryge and Picasso's Demoiselles -- Conclusion: Modernist Appropriations of "Primitive" Arts -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4.

0271013052 9780271013053

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Primitivism in art--Europe
Art, European

N6754. / C63 1995

709.03