Impressionists and Politics : Art and Democracy in the Nineteenth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415077156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 160 str.

Philip G. Nord

Opis

An introduction to late-1990s debates about impressionism, this text reveals why the art was controversial in its day by explaining the movement's aesthetic, institutional and political militancy.

Recenzje

'Written in a lively and accessible style, this deceptively slim book is packed with information and provides and excellent introduction to Impressionism in its historic and political context.' - Frances Fowle, The Art Book, September 2001

Spis treści

Introduction; Chapter 1 Under the Empire: the origins of the new painting; Chapter 2 The coming of the Republic; Chapter 3 The crisis of impressionism;

O autorze

Philip Nord is Professor of History at Princeton University