France 1900. a Portrait in Color by Walter, Marc

France 1900. a Portrait in Color

The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. It was an age of...
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Author: Marc Walter
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Language: English
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France 1900. a Portrait in Color by Walter, Marc

France 1900. a Portrait in Color

$226.50

France 1900. a Portrait in Color

$226.50
Author: Marc Walter
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

The turn of the 20th century was a golden era in France. It was an age of peace, prosperity, and progress after a series of bruising wars and turmoil within the French Republic, culminating in the Franco-Prussian War, which had ended in 1871. From the ruins of conflict, the Belle ?poque brought joie de vivre flourish, a boom in art, design, industry, technology, gastronomy, education, travel, entertainment, and nightlife.

Through some 800 vintage photographs, postcards, posters, and photochromes from the extensive archives of Marc Walter and Photovintagefrance, France 1900 follows up on TASCHEN's best-selling vintage photographic collections Italy 1900, The Grand Tour, and America 1900 to provide a precious record of France in all its turn-of-the-century glory. With the photochrome technique used in many of the images restoring the past to vivid color, we enjoy a bristling close, bittersweet, encounter with this hopeful age: the brave, stony splendor of the Mont Saint-Michel; the icy peaks of Chamonix; and the honey light of the C?te d'Azur.

With an introduction, six essays, and detailed commentary by Sabine Arqu? exploring the stories behind the pictures, this is an unrivalled portrait of a nation on the cusp of the century and of its poignant exuberance before the paroxysm of the First World War. While paying tribute to the precious Belle ?poque, crushed by the traumas of history, it also celebrates the unwavering allure of La Belle France, its beauty, culture, traditions, and legendary romance.



Author: Marc Walter, Sabine Arqu?
Publisher: Taschen
Published: 11/12/2024
Pages: 560
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 7.90lbs
Size: 13.70h x 10.30w x 1.80d
ISBN: 9783836595940

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