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"Muchoftheworkisfamiliar,andthelayoutisby-the-numbersforacatalogue,buthavingaworld-classmuseumbetweentwocoverstrumpsalmostallotherconsiderations.Sinceitsopeningin1986,Paris''sMuséed''Orsayhasbeenasmuchaboutitsinfrastructure—itwascreatedoutoftheshelloftheGared''Orsay,aspectacularLeftBankrailstation—asaboutitscollectionofmajor19th-centurymastersandmasterpieces.Presentedin830colorreproductions,somenearlyfull958"×1178"page-size,theworksneednotcompetewiththemuseum''sdecornorfightagainsttheoddanduncongeni
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SituatedintheheartofParis,theMuseed''OrsayboaststhegreatestcollectionofImpressionistandPost-Impressionistartintheworld,acollectionunparalleledinitsdiversityandquality.Sinceitsspectacularopeningin1986inarenovatedtrainstation,themuseumhaswelcomedmorethan50millionvisitorstoviewworksbyBouguereau,Courbet,Renoir,Cezanne,VanGogh,Monet,Manet,Redon,Whistler,Gauguinandotherartistsofthemid-19thcenturytotheearly20thcentury.Inthisdeluxe,large-formatvolume,theMuseed''Orsay''sdirector,SergeLemoine,andhisteamofcuratorsandspecialistsexaminethemuseum''sholdingsandthehistorysurroundingthem,rangingfromtheprimacyofacademicpaintingthroughtheshockofImpressionismtotheriseofmodernart.Includedaremanyseminalworksoftheperiod,includingWhistler''sMother,Manet''sTheBalcony,Cezanne''sApplesandOranges,Monet''sBlueWaterLiliesandVanGogh''sBedroomatArles.With830full-colourillustrationsofmasterpiecesbysomeoftheworld''sbest-lovedartists,thisisthedefinitiveguidetopaintingsinoneoftheworld''smostpopularmuseums.TheexhaustivescopeofthisbookandtherichnessofitsimagerymakePaintingsintheMuseed''OrsayanessentialadditiontothebookshelvesofallloversofImpressionismandofgreatart.
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SergeLemoineisdirectoroftheMuseed''OrsayandaprofessorattheSorbonneinParis.Hehaspublishednumerousbooks,articlesandessays,particularlyonabstract,ConstructivistandDadaistart.
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