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Overview
"This book has long satisfied the deepening passion for American Impressionism with illustrations of more than 400 paintings by 125 different artists. The fascinating text - written by Dr. William H. Gerdts, the preeminent scholar in the field - is the definitive study of the subject, filled with information and insight garnered through many years of far-ranging research. Documentary photographs of the artists and quotations from their private letters and journals complement the text and provide a vivid sense of their lives and times." The text is now updated and includes a new chapter discussing the themes particular to the American Impressionist artists. Twenty-five new illustrations have been added, and the book concludes with an exhaustive bibliography containing 300 new entries.Years in the making, this elegant and far-ranging volume has helped establish the ever-growing passion for American Impressionism and remains the most invaluable source of information on the subject. Called "the best book ever written on the subject" by Artforum, it includes reproductions of all the masterworks. 400 illustrations, 200 in color.
Synopsis
"This book has long satisfied the deepening passion for American Impressionism with illustrations of more than 400 paintings by 125 different artists. The fascinating text - written by Dr. William H. Gerdts, the preeminent scholar in the field - is the definitive study of the subject, filled with information and insight garnered through many years of far-ranging research. Documentary photographs of the artists and quotations from their private letters and journals complement the text and provide a vivid sense of their lives and times." The text is now updated and includes a new chapter discussing the themes particular to the American Impressionist artists. Twenty-five new illustrations have been added, and the book concludes with an exhaustive bibliography containing 300 new entries.
Artforum
The best book ever written on the subject.