The Impressionists - Hardcover

Crepaldi, Gabriele

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007171692 ISBN 13: 9780007171699

Publisher: Collins, 2003

Synopsis

This is the first really definitive book on the Impressionists, featuring the work of 29 artists, including not only the most well-known French painters, but also English, American and Italian artists.

With more than 500 colour illustrations, together with superb design and production values, this book is really sumptuous and will appeal to everyone interested in this very popular genre of painting.

The book features the work of the precursors of the movement, such as Edouard Manet and Delacroix, and its most famous representatives like Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir. In addition, the eccentric and somewhat peripheral artists of the movement such as Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, are featured, as well as lesser-known Impressionists such as James Whistler and Mary Cassatt. This makes The Impressionists the most comprehensive volume ever published on this subject.

It is also a chronological survey of the life and times of the Impressionsists, from the l870s to the death of Monet in 1926, and it provides a fascinating analysis of the contemporary social and political events which influenced them. The reader is thus introduced to the heart of the Impressionist movement, which revolutionized modern art.

The 500 colour illustrations provide a complete pictorial survey of the main themes of the Impressionist genre of painting – plein air landscapes and townscapes, nudes and portraits.

The artists featured:
Bazille, De Nittis, Pissarro, Boudin, Dupre, Renoir, Caillebotte, Fantin-Latour, Sargent, Cassatt, Gauguin, Seurat, Cezanne, Gericault, Signac, Corot, Ingres, Sisley, Courbet, Manet, Van Gogh, Daumier, Millet, Whistler, Degas, Monet , Zandomeneghi, Delacroix, Morisot

About this title

Review:

'a sumptuous introduction ... each page a chromatic shimmer' The Times

'a comprehensive ... [and] stunningly illustrated reference guide ... extremely good value' Leisure Painter magazine

From the Back Cover:

This sumptuous book provides a definitive view of the artists whose style and technique became one of the world's best-loved painting genres. Featuring the work of 29 artists it includes precursors of the movement such as Edouard Manet and Eugene Delacroix, and those on the fringes, such as Vincent Van Gogh and James Whistler, as well as its more famous representatives like Monet and Renoir.

A fascinating analysis of the contemporary events which influenced Impressionism is set alongside over 500 beautiful illustrations, ensuring that this is a book that no art lover will want to miss.

The artists featured:
Bazille, Boudin, Caillebotte, Cassatt, Cezanne, Corot, Courbert, Daumier, Degas, Delacroix, De Nittis, Dupre, Fantin-Latour, Gauguin, Gericault, Ingres, Manet, Millet, Monet, Morisot, Pisarro, Renoir, Sargent, Seurat, Signac, Sisley, van Gogh, Whistler, Zandomeneghi

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0007171692
• ISBN 13: 9780007171699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 480