
The Paris of the 1860s and 1870s was supposedly a brand-new city, equipped with boulevards, caf?s, parks, and suburban pleasure grounds--the birthplace of those habits of commerce and leisure that constitute "modern life." Questioning those who view Impressionism solely in...

The description for this book, The Painting of Modern Life: Paris in the Art of Manet and His Followers, will be forthcoming.




