{"product_id":"the-symbolists-2","title":"THE SYMBOLISTS","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslated by the author \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Gibson\u003c\/strong\u003e into English from its French edition. Symbolism was a late 19th-century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and painting, seeking to represent absolute truths symbolically through language and metaphorical images mainly as a reaction against naturalism and realism, anti-idealistic styles which were attempts to represent reality in its gritty particularity, and to elevate the humble and the ordinary over the ideal. Symbolism was a reaction in favor of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams.\n\nIncluded is \u003cstrong\u003eGustav Klimt\u003c\/strong\u003e, the erotic drawings of\u003cstrong\u003e Audrey Beardsle\u003c\/strong\u003ey, and the anguished pictures of\u003cstrong\u003e Edvard Munch\u003c\/strong\u003e, among many other examples of the remarkably varied aspects of symbolist expression within the 319 illustrations in this book.\n\n56 hand-tipped plates in full color.\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eOut of Print.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCondition: Fine Plus.\u003c\/strong\u003e One slightly bumped corner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59641252151582,"sku":"RB5040","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/0684\/7006\/files\/RB5040-symbolists.jpg?v=1784503030","url":"https:\/\/shop.budsartbooks.com\/products\/the-symbolists-2","provider":"Bud's Art Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}