Impressionismo

by Phoebe Pool, Denise Schmid (Translator)

Impressionism, the revolutionary movement born in France in the 1860s and '70s, was one of the most important breakthroughs in the history of painting. In this lively survey, the author relates the individual Impressionists--Renoir, Monet and Pissarro among them--to their predecessors and their heirs.

Genres: Nonfiction, Art

283 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1967

Reviews

[Simon Jewell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating account, that hasn't dated, ornamented by wonderful and elegant use of the English language, of the surprisingly short period of about 8 years when the much loved way of painting, Impressionism, was invented, fully explored and ultimately discarded by its inventors as not expressive enough.