This lavishly illustrated survey of one of the most popular artistic movements in history examines the intimate world of the painters, their models, their friends, and their critics. The lively and absorbing text is based on the author's original research. Biographical notes on all leading figures of the movement are included as well as gazetteer coverage of the crucial places in the Impressionist story.
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From Publishers Weekly
In this fresh, enlightening group portrait of the impressionist circle, University of London art historian Adams views their art in the context of the social and cultural transformation France underwent in the second half of the 19th century. Baron Georges Haussmann's radical rebuilding of Paris made the "city of light and space" a laboratory of accessible social observation for the impressionist painters. Far from being isolated figures, they had strong links with writers, were steeped in the music of their time and were deeply affected by the Franco-Prussian War, the Prussian occupation and the swift collapse of Napoleon III. What was revolutionary about their art, contends Adams, was not so much its technique or content as the unshackled artist's changed relationship to society. This handsomely illustrated survey ends with a gazeteer that uses color photographs and maps to document the impressionists' extant studios and the sites they painted.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
YA-- A lavishly illustrated, large-format addition to the growing body of literature on the French Impressionist painters of the middle and late 19th century. However, this book has a unique difference, as it explores not only the styles, techniques, and subjects of the artists themselves--Monet, Renoir, Manet, Degas, etc.--but also the close relationship of them and their art to the whole cultural and sociopolitical milieu in which they worked. Explained are the connections between Impressionist art and politics, music, architecture, literature, the cabarets, and the opera. The book also features a gazetteer of the towns and regions of France that were painted, illustrated with current photographs. A wonderfully written and illustrated source book for YA students not only of art but also of French and European history and culture.
-Richard Lisker, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
-Richard Lisker, Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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