IMPRESSIONISM - ** 50p start ** (150+ pics) Art Book

PIERRE COURTHION,

& JOHN SHEPLEY (TRANSLATOR)

Impressionism

New York, Harry N. Abrams. 1977.

 A fascinating account, both in words and in pictures, of the Impressionists and their style of celebrating light and visual sensation.

"Pierre Courthion, distinguished authority on nineteenth- and twentieth-century art, offers a fascinating account of the movement, starting with its forerunners--Turner, Delacroix, Corot, and the artists of the Barbizon school--tracing its development both incidental influence on such artists as Bonington and Max Liebermann, and concluding with Cezanne, Gauguin, and Van Gogh, and its transformation by Seurat and the other Neo-Impressionists. He fills in the historical background with extensive quotations from contemporary witnesses and the artists themselves, and with a wealth of biographical anecdotes. A selection of graphic works, a chronology of events and exhibitions, and a selected bibliography round out the volume."

154 illustrations, 45 major paintings are reproduced in full color, and 109 more are illustrated in black-and-white.

160 pages in total.

Large format book,in good condition. Some wear and tearing to dust jacket

Is quite a heavy book - hence postage charges

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