Impressionism: 50 Paintings You Should Know

By Ines Janet Engelmann

Book Overview

No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of the Impressionists. Here fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries are gorgeously reproduced, including the best of Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Renoir, C zanne, Cassatt, Manet, Seurat, and Pisarro. Each piece is given a brief overview establishing its place in the Impressionist pantheon as well as in its artist's oeuvre. An introductory text explains the Impressionistic style, tracing the movement's development, while an appendix offers biographies of the artists. The result is a veritable seminar on Impressionism, creating a fun and practical art history lesson that everyone can enjoy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3791338439
• ISBN13: 9783791338439
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Prestel Publishing
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.9" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Gives a great "impression" on impressionism

A great book to give an idea on impressionism. I liked that there was an introduction to explain the main characters - never knew that Manet played such a big role also on the human side - and all the difficulties these painters had to even be recognized as proper artists. Aso liked that there were interesting explanations on each of the 50 paintings. So, easy to read, a joy to look at the paintings, particularly as I have seen quite a number of the originals so can now relate to them even better.

Text is good, pictures are nice

I enjoy reading this book. The introductory text provides useful and interesting information about the works. Pictures are also nice.