| Impressionists and Politics: Art and Democracy in the Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Nord, Philip (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415206952 ISBN-13: 9780415206952 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: All the favorites are here, including Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Cezanne and many others and is nicely illustrated. "Impressionists and Politics" is an accessible introduction to the current debates about Impressionism. By providing an historical background and context, this book places the Impressionists' roots in wider social and economic transformations and explains its militancy, both aesthetic and political. "Impressionists and Politics" is a concise history, from its youthful inception in the 1860s to its final years of recognition and crisis. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science - Art | History - General |
| Dewey: 759.409 |
| LCCN: 99047640 |
| Series: Historical Connections |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.06" (0.73 lbs) 150 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Impressionists and Politics is an accessible introduction to the current debates about Impressionism. Was the artistic movement really radical and innovative? Is the term "Impressionism" itself an adequate characterization of the movement of painters and critics that took the mid-nineteenth century Paris art world by storm? By providing an historical background and context, the book places the Impressionists' roots in wider social and economic transformations and explains its militancy, both aesthetic and political. Impressionists and Politics is a concise history of the movement, from its youthful inception in the 1860s, through to its final years of recognition and then crisis. |