The age of French impressionism : masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago / Gloria Groom and Douglas Druick; with the assistance of Corota Chudzicka and Jill Shaw.

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Publication details: Chicago : The Art Institute of Chicago ; Yale University Press : New Haven, Conn., 2010.Description: 200 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN:

9780300167801

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ND547.5 .I4 .G76 2010

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Impressionism and post-impressionism in Chicago -- Landscape and figure painting: new approaches. Tradition and innovation ; Manet: races and bullfighting ; Sea and sky -- High impressionism. Cradle of impressionism ; Cities and suburbs ; Renoir's transformative vision ; Still life ; Degas: classical tradition and modern life -- Post-impressionism. Pissarro and Monet: new directions ; Neo-impressionism ; Van Gogh and Gauguin ; Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre ; CeÌzanne's classicism ; Gauguin and the south seas -- Late Monet: the series paintings. Giverny ; Outside France ; Water lilies.

Summary: This volume highlights more than 100 of the Art Institute of Chicago's masterpieces, from the bold works of EÌdouard Manet, an important figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, to Claude Monet's light-filled paintings, and Paul CeÌzanne's influential Post-Impressionist canvases. Each reproduced work is situated in terms of the era in which it was created, and collectively they exemplify the diversity of ideas and wealth of talent at work during the Impressionist period. The publication also features a chronology -- illustrated with color reproductions, archival photographs, and exhibition shots -- that documents the history and formation of the Art Institute of Chicago's collection.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume highlights more than 100 of the Art Institute of Chicago's masterpieces, from the bold works of EÌdouard Manet, an important figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, to Claude Monet's light-filled paintings, and Paul CeÌzanne's influential Post-Impressionist canvases. Each reproduced work is situated in terms of the era in which it was created, and collectively they exemplify the diversity of ideas and wealth of talent at work during the Impressionist period. The publication also features a chronology -- illustrated with color reproductions, archival photographs, and exhibition shots -- that documents the history and formation of the Art Institute of Chicago's collection.

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