{"product_id":"valette-a-french-influence-in-manchester-by-sandra-martin","title":"Adolphe Valette: A French Influence in Manchester by Sandra Martin (1994)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Frenchman Who Taught Lowry to See Manchester\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdolphe Valette (1876–1942) is one of the most quietly significant figures in British art history. A French Impressionist who settled in Manchester, he brought the light and atmosphere of the Paris school to the industrial north — and in doing so, became the teacher and formative influence of a young L.S. Lowry. To understand Lowry is, in part, to understand Valette.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue, written by Sandra Martin to accompany the 1994 Manchester Art Gallery exhibition \u003cem\u003eAdolphe Valette: A French Influence in Manchester\u003c\/em\u003e, is the essential reference on Valette's life and work. Held from 16 July to 4 September 1994, the exhibition brought renewed attention to an artist who had long been overshadowed by his most famous pupil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst edition paperback, in beautiful condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Sandra Martin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Manchester Art Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExhibition: 16 July – 4 September 1994, Manchester Art Gallery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: 1st edition paperback, beautiful condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 112\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 23 cm × 23 cm (9.1\" × 9.1\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Book Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58096718807421,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/9705\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_9b76e656-a37a-41f5-bd37-c4e5fcc86051.jpg?v=1777372967","url":"https:\/\/www.barewall.co.uk\/products\/valette-a-french-influence-in-manchester-by-sandra-martin","provider":"Barewall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}