Maurice Utrillo Obolus Art History Paperback 098117809X 9780981178097 Gustave Coquiot

• Format: Paperback
• Author: Gustave Coquiot
• ISBN10: 098117809X
• ISBN13: 9780981178097

Maurice Utrillos chalky white buildings and Parisian cityscapes are instantly recognizable today, but the artist was still relatively unknown when this text was first published in 1925. After nearly a century, this important primary source has finally been translated into English.

In this monograph, the earliest written about the painter, the reader accompanies Gustave Coquiot and Utrillo as they wander the streets of Montmartre and drink in their favourite cafs. The author discusses Utrillos childhood, influences, and technique, as well as his dealers, counterfeiters, and his problems with alcohol. He ends with a visit to Utrillos studio.

A friend of Rodin and Toulouse-Lautrec, Coquiot was one of the first art critics to recognize and collect Utrillos work. Three years after this book appeared, Maurice Utrillo was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour.

Paperback. Includes an index and 24 colour illustrations.