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Impressionism

Name: Impressionism
Author: Kathleen Adler
ISBN: 9781857092233

by Kathleen Adler

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Overview

This stunning Pocket Guide discusses the origins, techniques, and development of the Impressionist movement, illustrating the text with works by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Degas, Seurat, Manet, Cézanne, Morisot and Sisley. Kathleen Adler explains why Impressionist artists made a radical departure from the great biblical and mythological narratives that flourished in European art for centuries before them, what technical developments in canvases and oil paints facilitated their painting, and how critics responded to their work.

Synopsis

A guide to impressionism. It describes how it came into being, and takes paintings by Renoir, Monet, Degas, Seurat and others as examples. It demonstrates how these painters varied in their interests and discusses the group's interest in light, colour and atmospheric effects.