Monet and American Impressionism - Softcover

Dulce M. Román

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983308519 ISBN 13: 9780983308515

Publisher: University Press of Florida, 2015

Synopsis

Published in conjunction with an exhibition over a decade in the making, this exciting volume examines the influence of Claude Monet (1840–1926) on an entire generation of American artists. Monet and the other French Impressionists, who eschewed academic traditions of in favor of spontaneous brushstrokes, bright color palettes, and the transience of everyday reality.

Featuring works by Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, and J. Alden Weir, this exhibition examines how the innovations of French Impressionism were adopted and transformed into one of the most enduring styles in American painting.

The works included in the exhibition span more than three decades, and this book includes eight essays that examine various aspects of history, culture, literature, and sociology to shed light on how American artists embraced and transformed the style and themes of Monet and other French artists.

About this edition

• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0983308519
• ISBN 13: 9780983308515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208