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Title: Impressionism: Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society by Robert L. Herbert ISBN: 0-300-05083-6 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Lively Art History
Comment: I taught college level painting and art history courses for ten years. This is one of the most memorable books I used as source material. Usually a treatment of Impressionism will write of it as a movement in response to the paintings of the Academy; an inquiry into the play of light and instantaneity. Fine, fine, but how many books do we really need that say the same thing ? This book looks at changes in the architecture of Paris which changed the city from a network of villages into a web of wide boulevards and massive, sometimes monotonous buildings. People (many of them young) were moving into the city and feeling the displacement and dehumanization which we usually associate with depictions of Victorian era London.
Herbert spends a good bit of time looking at the clothing of individuals portrayed in paintings to ruminate about their social standing. His keen eye for gesture picks up a lot. Looking at an outdoor cafe scene by Manet, he notices that the young man at the table with a woman is actually kneeling next to her, not seated there. From this he infers that the man is trying to pick up the jeune fille. The rather prudish look on her face seems to confirm that this is what's happening.
The copious illustrations are wonderful. Many are of paintings which are infrequently reproduced in art books. There are also a lot of works by Gustave Caillebotte whose compositions are so fascinating. The writing is lively. I think this is a terrific book for a lover of Impressionism and/or a lover of Paris. It's a wonderful fusion of images and prose. I'm just so glad to find it available at such a reasonable price.
Rating: 5
Summary: Impressionism, Art,, Leisure, and the Parisian Society
Comment: This was one of the most informative books I have read on the subject of Impressionism. I found the writing easy to follow and Mr.Herbert's command of his subject matter is fantastic. The narrative was so that one could grasp the concepts and his writing style was a delight. If I were to rate this, it would be at the very top of my list of recommended reading, not only for artists or historians, but for anyone interested in the subject.
Rating: 5
Summary: Easy Impressionism
Comment: I must say that I've read quite a few Impressionist books in recent years. In no way do they come close to the entertainment and ease which I found in this book! As I began to read it, more for pleasure than anything else, I found that I was actually interested enough to continue reading it until the end! There was no overtly boring or tedious sections to the book and the full page photos only helped to enliven my imagination. An excellent read and an easy study!
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Title: The Painting of Modern Life by Timothy J. Clark ISBN: 0691009031 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 18 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Impressionism: Origins, Practice, Reception (World of Art) by Belinda Thomson ISBN: 0500203350 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 30 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Impressionists and Politics : Art and Democracy in the Nineteenth Century (Historical Connections) by Philip G. Nord ISBN: 041507715X Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: June, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Impressionists at Argenteuil by Paul Hayes Tucker, Earl A. III Powell ISBN: 0300083491 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Impressionism: Reflections and Perceptions by Meyer Schapiro ISBN: 0807614203 Publisher: George Braziller Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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