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American Impressionism Book

This exquisitely produced volume contains masterpieces by artists such as John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, and Helen Turner. The paintings, reproduced in full color, are accompanied by text exploring the genesis of American impressionist painting. William H. Gerdts examines the relationship of American impressionism to French impressionism, and then follows the Americans as they developed distinctive regional styles. Gerdts covers some of these stylistic approaches in depth, including the Pennsylvania and Midwestern schools, and pays close attention to 10 different painters and their work. The words and the images in this tiny book combine to give readers a grand view of American impressionism.Read More

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  • Product Description

    An expanded and revised edition of this elegant and definitive volume, which helped establish the ever-growing passion for American Impressionism.

    With brilliant scholarship and a wealth of stunning illustrations, American Impressionism provides a vivid summary of the entire art movement, starting with its roots in earlier American art and its relationship to French Impressionsim. The first edition was quickly recognized as the most authoritative and penetrating account of the movement, which as continued to grow in poularity since the book's debut. For this new edition, which features 25 additional illustrations, Professor Gerdts has added a fascinating new chapter on Impressionist themes. The volume also includes a thoroughly updated bibliography.

    American Impressionism tells how the movement progressed rom an avant-garde aesthetic assaulted by critics up to its years of triumph and how the movement developed in diverse ways throughou the country including regional Impressionism in the South, Midwest, and West. All of the master works are here, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund Tarbell's cooly elegant ladies in dim, luxurious interiors to Frederick Frieseke's sun dappled nudes.

    Other Details:
    425 illustrations, 220 in full-color. 368 pages. 11 x 13" trim size. Published in 2001.

  • 0789207370
  • 9780789207371
  • William H. Gerdts
  • 8 November 2001
  • Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S.
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 368
  • 2Rev Ed
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