Sumptuously illustrated with many of the most beautiful Impressionist images, this book presents provocative new interpretations of a wide range of famous masterpieces, showing how they were fully integrated into the social and cultural life of the times.
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I taught college level painting and art history courses for ten years. This is one of the most memorable books I used as source material. Usually a treatment of Impressionism will write of it as a movement in response to the paintings of the Academy; an inquiry into the play of light and instantaneity. Fine, fine, but how many books do we really need that say the same thing ? This book looks at changes in the architecture of Paris which changed the city from a network of villages into a web of wide boulevards and massive, sometimes monotonous buildings. People (many of them young) were moving into the city and feeling the displacement and dehumanization which we usually associate with depictions of Victorian era London.Herbert spends a good bit of time looking at the clothing of individuals portrayed in paintings to ruminate about their social standing. His keen eye for gesture picks up a lot. Looking at an outdoor cafe scene by Manet, he notices that the young man at the table with a woman is actually kneeling next to her, not seated there. From this he infers that the man is trying to pick up the jeune fille. The rather prudish look on her face seems to confirm that this is what's happening. The copious illustrations are wonderful. Many are of paintings which are infrequently reproduced in art books. There are also a lot of works by Gustave Caillebotte whose compositions are so fascinating. The writing is lively. I think this is a terrific book for a lover of Impressionism and/or a lover of Paris. It's a wonderful fusion of images and prose. I'm just so glad to find it available at such a reasonable price.
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I must say that I've read quite a few Impressionist books in recent years. In no way do they come close to the entertainment and ease which I found in this book! As I began to read it, more for pleasure than anything else, I found that I was actually interested enough to continue reading it until the end! There was no overtly boring or tedious sections to the book and the full page photos only helped to enliven my imagination. An excellent read and an easy study!
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This was one of the most informative books I have read on the subject of Impressionism. I found the writing easy to follow and Mr.Herbert's command of his subject matter is fantastic. The narrative was so that one could grasp the concepts and his writing style was a delight. If I were to rate this, it would be at the very top of my list of recommended reading, not only for artists or historians, but for anyone interested in the subject.
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When Henry Tuckerman came to Paris in 1867, one of the thousands of Americans attracted there by the huge international exposition, he was bowled over by the extraordinary changes since his previous visit twenty years before. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Empire, Louis Napoleon, Bois de Boulogne, Gare Saint-Lazare, Moulin de la Galette, National Gallery, Van Gogh, Henry Tuckerman, Third Republic, Edward King, Universal Exposition, Museum of Fine Arts, The False Start, World's Fair, Croissy Island, Alfred Delvau, Alfred Stevens, Art Institute of Chicago, Berthe Morisot, Camille Monet, Metropolitan Museum, Puvis de Chavannes, Roches Noires, Summer's Day, The Street Singer New!
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When Henry Tuckerman came to Paris in 1867, one of the thousands of Americans attracted there by the huge international exposition, he was bowled over by the extraordinary changes since his previous visit twenty years before. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Empire, Louis Napoleon, Bois de Boulogne, Gare Saint-Lazare, Moulin de la Galette, National Gallery, Van Gogh, Henry Tuckerman, Third Republic, Edward King, Universal Exposition, Museum of Fine Arts, The False Start, World's Fair, Croissy Island, Alfred Delvau, Alfred Stevens, Art Institute of Chicago, Berthe Morisot, Camille Monet, Metropolitan Museum, Puvis de Chavannes, Roches Noires, Summer's Day, The Street Singer New!
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- The Painter of Modern Life and Other Essays (Arts & Letters) by Charles Baudelaire in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Luncheon of the Boating Party by Martha Carey in Front Matter, page 248, and page 251
- Manette Salomon (French Edition) by Edmond de Goncourt in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Claude Monet by National Gallery of Art in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Painting of Modern Life: Paris in the Art of Manet and his Followers by T. J. Clark in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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- Impressionists and Politics: Art and Democracy in the Nineteenth Century (Historical Connections) by Philip Nord in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Empty Moments: Cinema, Modernity, and Drift by Leo Charney in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Paris in Despair: Art and Everyday Life under Siege (1870-1871) by Hollis Clayson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Impressionist Cats and Dogs: Pets in the Painting of Modern Life by James H. Rubin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Third Eye: Race, Cinema, and Ethnographic Spectacle by Fatimah Tobing Rony in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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