Description - 50 Impressionist Paintings You Should Know by Ines Janet Engelmann
Now available in a new edition, this array of masterpieces by the luminaries of the Impressionist movement is the next best thing to viewing them in person. No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. 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, Cezanne, 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 tour on Impressionism, offering an enjoyable and practical art history lesson that everyone can enjoy. AUTHOR: Ines Janet Engelmann is an author, curator, and expert in French art. She lives in Leipzig, Germany. SELLING POINTS: . Beautifully Produced: 50 Impressionist masterpieces available in a beautifully produced, nicely priced and accessible illustrated introduction. . Updated: Newly designed and updated edition of one of Prestel's bestselling titles, Impresionism: 50 Paintings You Should Know. . Top Seller: One of the top sellers in Prestel's 50s series. . Introduction: An excellent introduction to Impressionism for the general reader. 120 colour illustrations Illustrations: Full page full color illustrations for each impressionist painting.
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