Synopses & Reviews
The Great Book of French Impressionism celebrates the richness and exuberance of the Impressionists' world -- a world of light and color, of sunlit fields and shimmering waterscapes. of bustling city views and intimate domestic scenes. The 400 illustrations in this handsomely designed volume faithfully capture the subtle nuances of light and keen perception that make French impressionist paintings unique. New in this edition are recent scholarship. more complete backmatter, and an expanded index.
In her thoughtful, cogen text, art historian Diane Kelder traces the development of Impressionism from its roots in landscape and realist painting though its focus on modern urban life to its ultimate goal: to fix on canvas the fleeting moods and effects of nature in an everchanging world. The author weaves into her narrative fascinating anecdotes and excerpts from contemporary essays and letters, examines in detail the lives and works of all the major Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, including Manet, Monet, Renoir, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Seurat, and Cezanne, and shows how their work influenced others, ultimately giving rise to the art of the 20th century.
Synopsis
Updated in a useful format, the revised edition of the most popular volume on French Impressionism celebrates the richness and exuberance of the Impressionists' world. Kelder's thoughtful, cogent text is interwoven with anecdotes and excerpts from contemporary essays and letters which examine in detail the lives and works of all the major Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, including Monet, Degas, Renoir, Manet, and Cezanne. 400 illustrations, 229 in color.
Synopsis
Born in controversy, christened in scorn by a sarcastic critic, and developed amid a continuing struggle for recognition and solvency, French Impressionism finally emerged as a powerful and inmmensely popular artistic movement whose appeal remains undiminished today.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-395) and index.