{"product_id":"the-painters-touch-by-ewa-lajer-burcharth-9780691238319","title":"The Painter's Touch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new interpretation of the development of artistic modernity in eighteenth-century France, \u003ci\u003eThe Painter's Touch\u003c\/i\u003e is a radical reinterpretation of three paradigmatic French painters of the eighteenth century. In this beautifully illustrated book, Ewa Lajer-Burcharth provides close readings of the works of François Boucher, Jean-Siméon Chardin, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, entirely recasting our understanding of these painters' practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing the notion of touch, she examines the implications of their strategic investment in materiality and sheds light on the distinct contribution of painting to the culture of the Enlightenment. Lajer-Burcharth traces how the distinct logic of these painters' work—the operation of surface in Boucher, the deep materiality of Chardin, and the dynamic morphological structure in Fragonard—contributed to the formation of artistic identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the notion of touch, she repositions these painters in the artistic culture of their time, shifting attention from institutions such as the academy and the Salon to the realms of the market, the medium, and the body. Lajer-Burcharth analyzes Boucher's commercial tact, Chardin's interiorized craft, and Fragonard's materialization of eros. Foregrounding the question of experience—both that of the painters and of the people they represent—she shows how painting as a medium contributed to the Enlightenment's discourse on the self in both its individual and social functions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy examining what paintings actually \"say\" in brushstrokes, texture, and paint, \u003ci\u003eThe Painter's Touch\u003c\/i\u003e transforms our understanding of the role of painting in the emergence of modernity and provides new readings of some of the most important and beloved works of art of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471819161836,"sku":"9780691238319","price":105.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/540b8cb838d3422d53ead2e64d9325be.jpg?v=1775694585","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-painters-touch-by-ewa-lajer-burcharth-9780691238319","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}