Impressionism Beneath the Surface (Perspectives)(Trade Version)

Impressionism Beneath the Surface Perspectives Trade Version The art of the Impressionists is beloved of experts and non experts alike Paul Smith reexamines this popular group of artists in light of recent scholarship on the social context of late nineteenth ce

The art of the Impressionists is beloved of experts and non experts alike Paul Smith reexamines this popular group of artists in light of recent scholarship on the social context of late nineteenth century France He begins with Edouard Manet, often seen as a forerunner of Impressionism a sophisticated, detached, ironic observer of the social scene in Paris He then examThe art of the Impressionists is beloved of experts and non experts alike Paul Smith reexamines this popular group of artists in light of recent scholarship on the social context of late nineteenth century France He begins with Edouard Manet, often seen as a forerunner of Impressionism a sophisticated, detached, ironic observer of the social scene in Paris He then examines various key artists of the Impressionist movement Renoir, Degas, Morisot, Cassatt, Monet, Pissarro to offer a lively reading of such topics as the role of women in Impressionism, the influence of industrialization, the invention of modern color theory, the social position of the artist, and the use of psychoanalytic theory in the understanding of art The result is to make this very familiar art movement seem fresh and new To conclude, he proposes Cezanne s art as the culmination of, and heir to, the Impressionist experiment.