Explosive Acts: Toulouse-Lautrec, Felix Feneon, and the Art and Anarchy of the Fin de Siecle by Sweetman, David - 1999

Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Simon & Schuster, 2000-01-06. Hardcover. Good.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Hardback. Very Good. Black remainder mark on bottom edge. Light wear on dust jacket.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1999. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/unclipped price, in mylar; 512 pages/index. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by B/W Illus. 8 vo.

NY: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 512 pages. B&w illustrations. With this handsome book, David Sweetman, a biographer of Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, brings together the dissolute lives of various artists who came to represent decadent fin-de-siècle Paris: Oscar Wilde, Félix Fénéon, Alfred Jarry, and, of course, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. As the author reminds us, imitations of the latter's work adorn the walls of French-themed bars worldwide and have become a shorthand for sanitized debauchery. Toulouse-Lautrec--absinthe drinker and brothel frequenter--was instrumental in the development of the poster, but what is his artistic legacy? Although Toulouse-Lautrec dominates the book's subtitle, Sweetman's sweep is much grander. In much the same way as his main subject was, Sweetman proves a sympathetic host to the women of Montmartre, tragic figures such as La Goulue, Jane Avril, and Suzanne Valadon, and he is… Read More

New York: Simon & Schuster. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2000. First US Edition. Hardcover. 0684811790 . New York: Simon & Schuster, (1999). First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Lg 8vo. 512pp, Index, Bibliography. Illustrations in b&w. Hardcover. Near fine in fine dj. ISBN 0684811790; Illustrated; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 512 pages .