The term Orientalist – meaning someone who is knowledgeable about Oriental people, their languages, history, customs, religions and literature – also applies to Western painters of the Oriental world.
Monday, April 20, 2015
A colorful account of the birth of modern art in Paris
In her latest book, "In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art," the British writer Sue Roe offers a lively and concise account of their lives during a 10-year period when they struggled to find new ways to express themselves and, in the process, rocked the foundations of Western art. More
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