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Aix-en-Provence, France - Course Descriptions - Cezanne and van Gogh

Course Information

Subject: Art History (ARTH)
Number: 382
Language of Instruction: English

Contact Hours and Credits

Semester Session: 45 contact hours, 3 semester credits, 4 quarter credits

Availability

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Full Description

An in-depth study of the work of Paul Cézanne and Vincent Van Gogh.

Requirements:
1. Attendance is required.
2. Cézanne and Van Gogh site-visits
3. Sketchbook : 10 copies of Masterworks (paintings/drawings studied)
4. One 6-page research paper
5. Mid-term exam and Final exam
6. Class participation

Required texts:
Balzac, Honoré The Unknown Masterpiece
Baudelaire, Charles Richard Wagner and Tannhäuser in Paris
Eitner, Lorenz An Outline of 19th century European painting
Fry, Roger Paul Cézanne : a study of his development
Gowing, Lawrence The Logic of Organized Sensations
Rewald, John History of Post-Impressionism
Rewald, John Paul Cézanne
Shiff, Richard Cézanne and the End of Impressionism
Van Gogh Letters of Van Gogh (Ronald de Leeuw edition)

Also on reserve:

Badt, Kurt The Art of Cézanne
Baudelaire, Charles Curiosités Esthétiques, L'Art Romantique
Cézanne, Paul Letters of Paul Cézanne
Edwards, Cliff Van Gogh and God
Gasquet, Joachim Cézanne: A Memoir with conversations
Lewis, Mary Tompkins Cézanne's Early Imagery
Nochlin, Linda Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
Pissarro, Camille Letters of Pissarro
Novotny, Rewald Cézanne : the late work
Shapiro, Meyer Paul Cézanne
Venturi, Lionello Paul Cézanne

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week
I Introduction

II Classicism: Raphael, Poussin
Baroque: Rubens, Rembrandt

III Néo-Classicism: David, Ingres
Realism: Courbet, Daumier

IV Cézanne 1860-1870

V Cézanne 1860-1870
Impressionism

VI Cézanne 1870-1880

VII Cézanne 1880-1896

VIII Cézanne 1896-1906

IX Mid-Term Exam & Van Gogh 1880-1883

X Van Gogh 1883-1885

Van Gogh 1886-1888


XI No class scheduled

XII Van Gogh 1888-1889


Van Gogh all-day Site-Visit (WEEKEND)

XIII Van Gogh 1889-1890
St. Remy

XIV Van Gogh 1890

FINAL EXAM

Course Grade Determination:

Class Participation- 20%
10 Copies of Masterworks- 10%
6-page Research Paper -25%
Mid-Term Exam- 20%
Final Exam -25%

 

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