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Trompe l’oeil and Modernity

During the 1870s, American trompe l’oeil painting enjoyed a rebirth. Usually seen as trickery, deception, or humor, Dr. Judith Barter’s lecture addresses trompe l’oeil as a type of painting that contained modern ideas. These contain narratives that reflect a new consumer culture, standardization and professionalism, memory and reality, and the very nature of painting itself. Set against the background of department stores, photography, and optics, works by Harnett, Peto, Haberle, and Cope sought to redefine the meaning of contemporary painting that foreshadows issues of twentieth-century American art.











When: Thu., Dec. 5, 2013 at 6:30 pm
Where: New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
212-873-3400
Price: Free
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During the 1870s, American trompe l’oeil painting enjoyed a rebirth. Usually seen as trickery, deception, or humor, Dr. Judith Barter’s lecture addresses trompe l’oeil as a type of painting that contained modern ideas. These contain narratives that reflect a new consumer culture, standardization and professionalism, memory and reality, and the very nature of painting itself. Set against the background of department stores, photography, and optics, works by Harnett, Peto, Haberle, and Cope sought to redefine the meaning of contemporary painting that foreshadows issues of twentieth-century American art.

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