Medardo Rosso: Second Impressions

Harry Cooper and Sharon Hecker, with contributions by Henry Lie and Derek PullenPublished in 2003 ISBN 1-891771-31-0 164 pages 8x10 in. 107 color and 5 b&w illustrations Paper Published by the Harvard University Art Museums. Distributed by Yale University Press. The Italian artist Medardo Rosso (1858–1928) is a key figure in the development of modern sculpture. His portraits and figure studies have long been considered sculptural equivalents to Impressionism’s concern with light at the expense of form. This insightful book—the first comprehensive study of Rosso’s art—presents an artist more deeply concerned with materials, process, and the reproduction of his works than previously imagined. Rosso’s fascination with technique is explored in detail from art historical, technical, and phenomenological perspectives. Drawing on a wealth of new archival material and close-up study of the sculptures, the authors show that Rosso’s wax