A Comprehensive Visual Reference to One of the Best-Loved Periods of Art History, with Over 450 Images
The Impressionists have inspired many books and still have an effect over 100 years after being superseded by other movements in the world of art. This book tells the story of these artists and the dramatic times that shaped their vision.
An in-depth look into the life and works of nine impressionist masters, including Pissarro, Manet, Degas, Monet, Renoir, Sisley, Bazille, Morisot and Cassatt.
This is the story of those revolutionary painters and the dramatic times that shaped their vision, complete with more than 160 color reproductions of their greatest masterpieces, from Manet’s Olympia to Renoir’s The Path in the Grass. The first half of the volume recounts the history of the movement, while the second section focuses on the lives and works of the most significant individual artists.