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The Impressionists
The fascinating and moving story of the Impressionist painters.
Michael Wilson
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- Recounts the story of the Impressionist fellowship and how it scandalized the Paris art world, from the first encounters in 1861–2 to the last group exhibition in 1886
- Covers the key figures of the Impressionist movement, among them Monet, Pissarro, Degas, Sisley, Cézanne, Manet and Renoir
- Examines the personal and professional relationships between the artists, and their individual and collective struggles for recognition
- Illustrations showcase the most important of the Impressionist works
- Paperback
- English
- 305 x 225 mm, 12 x 8 3/4 in
- 192 pp
- 77 colour illustrations, 104 black and white illustrations
- ISBN-13: 9780714826615
- ISBN-10: 0714826618
The Impressionists need little introduction. The names of Pissarro, Manet, Degas, Sisley, Cézanne, Monet and Renoir are familiar to everyone and their paintings remain highly popular over a hundred years after they first scandalized the Parisian art world.
This book recounts, in detail, the fascinating and moving story of the Impressionist fellowship - the interwoven histories of the seven leading painters of the group - and sets them in the context of the period in which they lived and worked. The superb colour plates mark the lasting achievement of this small band of friends in the face of prolonged social upheaval and personal hardship.