Rubin, James Henry

Impressionism. - 448 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 22 cm. - Art & ideas. .



Introduction: A Spectacle of Modern Pleasures -- 1. The Names of Impressionism: Modernity and Form -- 2. The Artist as Subject: The Paris of Edouard Manet -- 3. Naturalism in Plein-air: Claude Monet's Landscapes of Leisure -- 4. Places, People and Traditions: Bazille, Pissarro and Renoir -- 5. Choreography and Science: Performances by Edgar Degas -- 6. Feminine and Masculine: Morisot, Cassatt and Caillebotte -- 7. Opposition or Complicity? Impressionism and Political Power -- 8. Reassessment and Renewal: The Neo-Impressionist Critique -- 9. Commerce and Creativity: Series and Originals -- 10. Towards an Aftermath: Paul Cezanne's Modernism -- 11. Other Media, Other places: Legacies of Impressionism.

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Impressionism (Art)--Exhibitions

ND1265 / .R35 1999