Synopses & Reviews
This book tells the story of the beloved Impressionist
movement, focusing on the tumultuous period of the 1860s and
1870s and the emergence of the New Painting out of the Paris
Salon. Lavish reproductions of masterpieces of French
paintingfrom the monumental canvases of Bouguereau to the
landscapes and peasant scenes of Millet and Courbetset the
stage for a rich visual narrative that recounts the incubation
and evolution of the Impressionist movement. The range of
subject matter and techniques reflects the stylistic diversity of
the artists who were part of this revolution. Drawn from the
incomparable holdings of Paris's Muse d'Orsay, the stunning
publication includes paintings by Manet, Monet, Renoir,
Pissarro, Czanne, Morisot, and Degas, among others. The
paintings have been selected and thematically grouped to
prompt discussion of Impressionism's many facets, including
France's turbulent social and political climate at the time, the
state-run Salon system and the artistic rivalries it fostered, and
aspects of daily life during the Belle Epoque. This companion
volume to a major exhibition offers a quintessential collection
of Impressionist jewels that will delight all lovers of art.
Synopsis
This dazzling collection of one hundred works by the masters of nineteenth-century French painting tells the story of the beloved Impressionist movement, focusing on the tumultuous period of the 1860s and 1870s and the emergence of the New Painting out of the Paris Salon. Lavish reproductions of masterpieces of French painting from the monumental canvases of Bouguereau to the landscapes and peasant scenes of Millet and Courbet set the stage for a rich visual narrative that recounts the incubation and evolution of the Impressionist movement. The range of subject matter and techniques reflects the styiistic diversity of the artists who were part of this revolution.