The Treasures of the Impressionists (Treasure and Experience)
by Kear, Jon
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- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0233002340
- ISBN 13
- 9780233002347
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About This Item
32 x 31 cm- First thus-" No other movement has had as great an impact on art in the last 200 years, nor been as popular with museum-goers, like the Impressionists. But the road to acceptance was long and hard. This breathtaking oversize volume filled with fabulous facsimile artifacts looks at the journey these great painters endured to establish themselves in the art world and gain the respect of critics and the public alike. Follow the path of the Impressionists from the early encounters between such luminaries as Monet, Renoir, Manet, Degas, and Bazille as they converged on Paris to study at the academies, to their first exhibitions, to the later landscapes and portraits. This beautifully illustrated book places the art in its historical context, analyzes the techniques, focuses on the major painters and on the female Impressionists, explains how their work influenced later generations, and even reveals the artists? loves and personal battles. This is a must-have anthology for any art lover. The amazing memorabilia includes: - A permit issued to Gustave Courbet during the time of the Paris Commune - Newspaper reviews - Extracts from Manet's and Sisley's sketchbooks - Renoir's palette list - An article by Charles Baudelaire on the Impressionists - Plus: posters, cartoons, illustrated letters, sketches and preparatory drawings, catalog excerpts, photographs, and more!- Hardcover, 88 pages This beautifully illustrated book places impressionism in its historical context. Focusing on the major painters and on the female impressionists, it analyzes their techniques, explains how their work influenced later generations, and even reveals the artists' loves and personal battles. Filled with fabulous facsimile artifacts, The treasures of the impressionists look at the journey these great painters took to establish themselves in the art world and gain the respect of critics and the public alike- illustrated. (some col.), maps and booklets. With original slipcase. A Fine copy, both internally and externally - bright and fresh in a similar slipcase. Oversize and heavy, weighing 1.95kg. Extra packing and postage needed.
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- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19364
- Title
- The Treasures of the Impressionists (Treasure and Experience)
- Author
- Kear, Jon
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0233002340
- ISBN 13
- 9780233002347
- Publisher
- Andre Deutsch Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
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