Impressionism by Belinda Thomson
During the 1870s and 1880s, a loose group of French artists, including Pissarro, Monet, and Renoir, adopted a style of painting and subject matter that challenged the art prompted by the Academie Francaise and the Salons where official assumptions about the meaning of painting prevailed. What has been called the revolutionary nature of the Impressionist enterprise emerged from political radicalism, belief in science and individualism, and a view of art true to modern life and to immediate visual perception. In all these respects, Impressionism initiated the radical tendencies of modern art. Today the revolutionary aims of Impressionist artists are generally overlooked. Impressionist art has been marketed more successfully than any other style: the price of Impressionist paintings surpasses that of the Old Masters, exhibitions draw blockbuster crowds, and books and mass reproductions are ubiquitous. In her perceptive new survey, Belinda Thomson challenges both sentimentalized and simplistic views of Impressionism. Drawing upon recently discovered documents--critical reviews and letters between artists, writers, and dealers--she illuminates the thinking and the personal lives of the artists themselves, examining the factors and experiences that allowed Impressionism to develop when it did. She investigates the family background of the Impressionists, the importance of the art market and collecting, and the influence of the critical reception to their exhibitions. 250 illustrations, 200 in color.-
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Art Deco
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Modern Architecture
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Bonnard
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art
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Baroque and Rococo
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William Blake
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Abstract Expressionism
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Jewelry
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
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Dada
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Romanticism and Art
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Art Nouveau
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Buddhist Art and Architecture
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Athenian Black Figure Vases
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Modern Sculpture
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The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
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Islamic Art and Architecture
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Indian Art
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Women, Art, and Society
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Interior Design Since 1900
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Barbara Hepworth
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Primitivism and Modern Art
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Mary Cassatt
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Egon Schiele
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Costume and Fashion
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Early Medieval Art
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Abstract Art
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Colour in Art
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African Art
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Surrealist Art
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Art of the Byzantine Era
Belinda Thomson is an independent art historian specializing in 19th and early 20th-century French art. She has published widely on Impressionist and Post-Impressionist topics. She was awarded an honorary professorship in history of art at the University of Edinburgh in 2011 and made Chevalier dans l’Ordre des arts et des lettres by the French Ministry of Culture in 2013.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500205051 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500205051 |
| Title | Impressionism |
| Author | Belinda Thomson |
| Series | World Of Art |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson |
| Year published | 2026-03-17 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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