Felicien Rops

By Patrick Bade

Felicien Rops (1833-1898) is a very surprising artist. Engraver and drawer of exception, Felicien Rops captures and anticipates, with astonishing talent, the female body with great modernity. Abandoning the conventional forms of the time, the artist creates a world full of humour, tenderness and, at times, insolence for the jubilation of the spectator's eye. Many of Rops' most famous works dealt with erotic and sensual themes, often depicting nudes or scenes of debauchery. He also frequently incorporated elements of the supernatural and the macabre, such as skeletons or demons, into his works. Some of his pieces were overtly political or social in nature, often criticizing the hypocrisy of the Church or the bourgeoisie.
Overall, Rops' art is complex, multifaceted, and often confrontational. It challenged societal norms and pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable in art during his time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Parkstone International
• Release date: Mar 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781639198542

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Patrick Bade

Felicien Rops

Publishing Director: Jean-Paul Manzo

Text: Patrick Bade

Design and layout: Cédric Pontes

Cover and jacket: Matthieu Carré

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ISBN: 978-1-63919-854-2

Contents

1. Photograph of Félicien Rops, 1879.

2. Self-portrait, ca. 1860.

3. Don Juan’s Greatest Love, 1879.

4. Gustave Moreau, Salome tatooe, 1876.

5. Munch, Puberty, 1894.

6. Edgar Degas, Woman with a towel, 1898.

7. The Model, ca. 1864.

8. Edgar Degas, Miss Lala at the Cirque Fernando, 1879.

9. Gustave Courbet, Sleep, 1866.

10. The Row, 1874.

11. Maturity, 1886.

12. The Puppet Mistress, ca. 1883-1885.

13. The Puppet Mistress with Fan, 1873.

14. Parisine, 1867.

15. The Temptation of Saint Anthony, 1878.

16. Pornocrates, 1878.

17. Munch, The Cry, 1893.

18. Edouard Manet, The Brandy, ca. 1877-78.

19. The Absinthe Drinker, 1876.

20. Edgar Degas, In a Café, also called The Absinthe-Drinker, 1875-76.

21. L’Amour Mouché, 1878-1881.

22. Cherub’s Song, 1878-1881.

23. The Scales at Cythera, 1871-1881.

24. The Love Fair, 1885.

25. Love through the Ages, 1885.

26. The Incantation, ca. 1878.

27. The Great Lyre, 1887.

28. The Death Penalty, 1859.

29. Medical illustration of Secondary Syphilis.

30. Parodie Humaine, 1878-1881.

31. Le Rideau Cramoisi, 1879.

32. Sentimental Initiation, 1887.

33. Naturalia, ca. 1875.

34. Death at the Ball, ca. 1865-75.

35. Dancing Death, ca. 1865.

36. Les Diaboliques: The Sphynx, 1879.

37. Epidemies, Endemies, 1870.

38. The Librarian, ca. 1878-80.

39. Two Friends, ca. 1880-90.

40. Prehistoric Love, ca. 1878.

41. The Right to Work - The Right to Rest, ca. 1868.

42. In the Wings, ca. 1879-1881.

43. Nubility, ca. 1878-1890.

44. Sunday at Bougival, 1876.

45. Sailors’ Dive, 1875.

46. The Dressing, ca. 1878-1881.

47. The Christ’s Lover (l’Amante du Christ), 1888.

48. Les Diaboliques: A un dîner d’Athées (Dinner for Atheists), 1879.

49. Le Cathéchisme des Gens Mariés, 1881.

50. Les Sataniques: The Kidnapping, 1882.

51. Les Sataniques: The Calvary, 1882.

52. Les Sataniques: The Idol, 1882.

53. Les Sataniques:

Reviews for Felicien Rops

[big_bang_gorilla · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Beng a slight choice of the art of the sexually-oriented Symbolist. Many people don't seem to care for his art, or even deny that it is art; that has made him underrepresented in publication, making this book very worthwhile. It is a little on the slight side as far as content.