The artists of the Barbizon School were a group of landscape painters of the mid-19th century; they came to the village of Barbizon (just outside Paris) to paint from nature in the open air, far from the pressures of city life. Many of the feature that we associate with Impressionist painting - painting from life and impulsive brushwork amongst others - are also found in Barbizon works. Adams attempts to redress the historical balance and examines lanscape painting in the 50 years before the term "Impresioniste" was first heard in Paris. The work of Barbizon artists is set against the tumultuous political crises that overcame France during the first ahlf of the 19th century.
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The group of French painters who came to be known as the Barbizon School took their name from the tiny village southwest of Paris where they often worked. Drawing their inspiration from 17th-century Dutch and more recent English landscape painting, the Barbizon painters developed a philosophy of landscape realism informed by the sociopolitical climate of the Bourbon Restoration. The coalescence in the 1840s of a "school" united in its opposition to Classical conventions was a signal event in the history of modern art, laying the groundwork for such later and more celebrated innovators as the Impressionists and the Fauves. Adams's book, a painstakingly researched and beautifully illustrated account of this important period in French history, is the first to appear in many years. He has taken particular care to discuss the stylistic and thematic antecedents of the school and to show how these influences are manifested in the work of individual painters. A superb investigation of a long-overshadowed subject; recommended for all collections.
Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Douglas F. Smith, Oakland P.L., Cal.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Interesting, historical guide to Barbizon evolution,
By william_lahrmann@mercer.com (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Barbizon School & the Origins of Impressionism (Hardcover)
Well thought out and intersting progression of the Barbizon school and its influence on impressionism, and the art world at large. Compelling historical account for the non-art lover as well.
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