or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Sorry!
More Buying Choices
19 used & new from $4.39

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
American Impressionism (Tiny Folio)
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

American Impressionism (Tiny Folio) (Hardcover)

~ (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Price: $11.95 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

10 new from $4.99 9 used from $4.39

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Hardcover $11.95 $4.99 $4.39
  Paperback -- $25.97 $0.35

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this book with The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder

American Impressionism (Tiny Folio) + The Great Book of French Impressionism
  • This item: American Impressionism (Tiny Folio) by William H. Gerdts

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • The Great Book of French Impressionism by Diane Kelder

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

American Impressionism: The Modern Landscape (Phillips Collection)

American Impressionism: The Modern Landscape (Phillips Collection)

by Susan Behrends Frank
California Impressionists

California Impressionists

by Susan Landauer
4.8 out of 5 stars (5)  $16.47
California Impressionism

California Impressionism

by William H. Gerdts
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)  $60.00
Pennsylvania Impressionism

Pennsylvania Impressionism

by Brian H. Peterson
4.8 out of 5 stars (9)  $32.97
Childe Hassam: Impressionist

Childe Hassam: Impressionist

by Warren Adelson
4.6 out of 5 stars (7)  $78.85
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

This exquisitely produced volume contains masterpieces by artists such as John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, and Helen Turner. The paintings, reproduced in full color, are accompanied by text exploring the genesis of American impressionist painting. William H. Gerdts examines the relationship of American impressionism to French impressionism, and then follows the Americans as they developed distinctive regional styles. Gerdts covers some of these stylistic approaches in depth, including the Pennsylvania and Midwestern schools, and pays close attention to 10 different painters and their work. The words and the images in this tiny book combine to give readers a grand view of American impressionism. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


From Library Journal

Its first edition (LJ 11/15/84) established this book as the best general source available on American Impressionism. Gerdts (emeritus, art history, CUNY) has added new illustrations as well as a chapter on themes in American Impressionism. His book covers the major artists in the movement, including expatriates working in Europe and regional schools throughout the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He also compares the subject matter of American artists with that of their European counterparts. One of the many strengths of this book is Gerdts's discussion of how Impressionism was interpreted by reviewers and non-impressionist artists at various times during the movement's development in America. The documentation and indexing are both excellent, and the updated bibliography is extensive. The well-chosen illustrations include many full-page color reproductions as well as photographs of many of the artists. Recommended for academic and museum collections and for most public libraries. Eric Linderman, East Cleveland P.L.

Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Abbeville Press; Min edition (November 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0789206129
  • ISBN-13: 978-0789206121
  • Product Dimensions: 4.5 x 4.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,810,420 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

More About the Author

William H. Gerdts
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Visit Amazon's William H. Gerdts Page

Look Inside This Book


What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

American Impressionism (Tiny Folio)
71% buy the item featured on this page:
American Impressionism (Tiny Folio) 4.6 out of 5 stars (5)
$11.95
American Impressionism: The Modern Landscape (Phillips Collection)
11% buy
American Impressionism: The Modern Landscape (Phillips Collection) 5.0 out of 5 stars (1)
California Impressionists
7% buy
California Impressionists 4.8 out of 5 stars (5)
$16.47
Pennsylvania Impressionism
6% buy
Pennsylvania Impressionism 4.8 out of 5 stars (9)
$32.97

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(5)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.6 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Impressionism on THIS side of the Atlantic, August 20, 2001
By IHoldAStar (Lexington, KY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: American Impressionism (Hardcover)
All too often when we think of "The Impressionists," or "Impressionism," we immediately think of the French Impressionists, awesome as they are, and perhaps simply leave it at that. Yet what about the American Impressionists? Hold onto your hats, folks! I am here to tell you about a group of artists as every bit as awesome as their fellow French artists, and they are all lavishly presented in this huge, incredible book. If you have a passion for art in general, or for Impressionism, and history too, you will cherish this book. There are over 400 paintings beautifully reproduced within the pages by 125 artists, along with the very fascinating text Dr. Gerdts has written about them all. Don't think this book can only be grasped by art scholars and is for them. The well written text is easy to grasp, and certainly will be enjoyed. The book begins by focusing on painting as it was in the mid-1800's, the very roots of Impressionism. Now then, for those who have never really thought about exactly WHAT Impressionism is, the name comes from a painting exhibited by Claude Monet in 1874, entitled "Impression Sunrise," and the rest is history, however, the meaning has to do with the play of light upon a scene at that VERY moment, while the artist is painting it. In Monet's own words: "a spontaneous work rather than a calculated one." Anyway, Dr. Gerdts then presents the relationship between the American and French Impressionists, and gives wonderful anecdotes about the American artists' adventures as they flocked to Giverny to study with Monet. From here, we learn how the critics attacked the artists here, as they did the French artists abroad. But they soon triumphed during the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. From there, we follow their progress, until eventually, Impressionism was replaced by Cubism and Surrealism. Some of the most well known American Impressionists are Childe Hassam, J. Alden Weir, Philip Hale, John Twachtman, Willard Metcalf, Edmund Tarbell, William Merritt Chase, and Frank Benson, to name a few. The book focuses upon more though, oh, so much more. This is a splendid book, and well worth having. I highly recommend "American Impressionism."
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A broad overview of American impressionism, August 21, 2006
By David Kasman (Newton, MA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
This large volume may have the broadest coverage of the American impressionists of any book in print. So, if this topic interests you, I would heartily recommend this book. Gerdts attempts the ambitious job of presenting works, many in color, of hundreds of artists. He covers the major American impressionists pretty thoroughly. Cassatt, Robinson, Metcalf, Hassam, Bunker, Sargent, Twachtman, Chase, Weir, etc. are described in reasonable depth and the examples selected to illustrate their bodies of work are well chosen. Second and third tier artists, however, are usually covered in a very cursory fashion and with greater variability in the quality of the works selected for illustration. J. J. Enneking, for example, gets a few sentences of text and, although there are reproductions of two of his paintings, the one titled "The Brook, North Newry, Maine" could hardly be considered one of his best works. On the other hand, several very mediochre artists are covered too thoroughly. Some fairly significant artists, like Charles Hawthorne are left out entirely. In summary, I do like the book and I am glad to own it, but for all but the most famous twenty or so artists in the book, it can not be relied upon for significant information or for depicting the best examples of their work.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, January 3, 2008
This impressive volume has much to recommend it; well written the very readable text is both illuminating and interesting and the high quality reproduction of the paintings is a delight. The author divides the text into four sections: Prelude, to 1886; Rising Perceptions 1886-1893; The Years of Truth 1893-1898; and The Impressionist Establishment 1889-1915.
It concludes with an extensive general and artist specific bibliography.

The illustrations run with the text, and as is often the cases in such publications the text and the illustration to which it refers rarely appear on the same page. A large number, but by no means all, of the images are reproduced in colour; and they vary in size from little more than thumb-nail to the impressive full page. In some cases the photography is superb, and the reproduction vividly conveys the richness of the original along with the brush work and texture of the paint, but the standard here is not consistent and some reproductions appear flat by comparison, and the black and white images are not inspiring. It is a well laid out book with good typography, and it certainly has a feel of quality.

American Impressionism is a fine most valuable volume, but put alongside the recently revised Soviet Impressionist Painting by Vern G Swanson, ISBN 0789207370, the quality and consistency of the reproductions is shown to be lacking.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars A guidebook to take with if you go to Boston's museums
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has some of the best works of American Impressionism. The Americans are, I think, underappreciated compared to the more popular French artists like... Read more
Published on April 21, 2004 by Joanna Daneman

5.0 out of 5 stars A MINI WITH THE MAXIMUM
Whether you're a collector of miniature books or not, this 4" by 4" palm-size volume is both unique and fun. Read more
Published on April 20, 2004 by Gail Cooke

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Watch option. 0 March 2006
See all discussions...  
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 

Search Customer Discussions
   




Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.