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BOOKS
Nature Morte
THNOC reintroduces the first volume of its Louisiana Artists Biography Series with a reprint of George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt.
Popular among art lovers and outdoors enthusiasts alike, George L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt, the first volume in The Collection’s Louisiana Artists Biography Series, entered its second printing this past fall. Artist George Louis Viavant (1872-1925), a keen outdoors-man, produced exquisitely detailed paintings of the birds, fish, and small game that he knew so well from years spent hunting on his family’s property in then-rural Gentilly. Featuring full-color reproductions of numerous works, this illustrated biography, first published in 2003, explores the life and times of Viavant, whose work won acclaim in Louisiana and beyond.
Author George E. Jordan, using the extensive collection of Viavant family papers in the holdings of The Historic New Orleans Collection, has crafted a history of the Viavant family and the complex life of an “artist of the hunt.” Viavant studied under prominent artist and sculptor Achille Perelli and, like Perelli, specialized in nature morte paintings. His meticulous watercolors expertly capture each feather and fin of his subjects, which he depicted after the hunt, typically hanging from a small cord or string. Here was the bounty and beauty of wildlife, captured in realistic detail. The inclusion of Viavant’s personal correspondence, including letters to and from patrons and regarding his work, adds intimacy to the historical tale and allows us a glimpse into the workings of the artist’s mind. —MARY M. CARSAUD
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THNOC REPRINT
Ceorge L. Viavant: Artist of the Hunt
by Ceorge E. Jordan
The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2003
$25, hardcover, 8 x 9V2 inches, 128 pages, 84 full-color images
ISBN 978-0-917860-48-5
Now in its second printing, available at The Shop at The Collection, www.hnoc .org/shop, and local booksellers
A Green trout
1923
by Ceorge L. Viavant courtesy of the Viavant Family
B Perch
1923
by George L. Viavant courtesy of the Viavant Family
Winter 2016