The Impressionists at First Hand by Bernard Denvir
A new edition of this classic collection of letters, critical reviews and reminiscences by Impressionist artists and their contemporaries.The Impressionists – Monet, Manet, Degas, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and others – are probably the most popular of all artistic schools. Their struggle to impose a new vision is one of the most absorbing in the whole history of art. With imagination and insight, art historian Bernard Denvir brings Impressionism into focus by showing it through the eyes of the artists themselves and their contemporaries, against the background of the time.
Through letters, critical reviews, statements and reminiscences – whether explosive or appreciative, blinkered or perceptive – of the people who were there, the story of this ground-breaking art movement comes alive. This was the age of innovation, political liberalization, emergent photography and modern ideas about perception. The Impressionists had new ways of painting, but they also had a new world to paint.
This revised edition now features full colour reproductions of art throughout and an updated bibliography.
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The Classical Language of Architecture
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Fauvism
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Art Deco
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The Arts and Crafts Movement
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Modern Architecture
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Bonnard
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Outsider Art
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art
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Bauhaus
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World Textiles
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Impressionism
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From Giotto to Cezanne
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Baroque and Rococo
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British Art Since 1900
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Graphic Design
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The Body in Contemporary Art
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William Blake
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Concepts of Modern Art
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Jewelry
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Abstract Expressionism
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The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance
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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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The Russian Experiment in Art 1863-1922
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Buddhist Art and Architecture
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Athenian Red Figure Vases: The Archaic Period
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20th Century Ceramics
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Modern Sculpture
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The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Graphic Design and Designers
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Victorian Architecture
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Islamic Art and Architecture
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Indian Art
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Athenian Black Figure Vases
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Interior Design Since 1900
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Barbara Hepworth
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Mary Cassatt
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Women, Art, and Society
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Costume and Fashion
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Early Medieval Art
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Primitivism and Modern Art
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Egon Schiele
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Abstract Art
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Colour in Art
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Surrealist Art
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Art of the Byzantine Era
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The High Renaissance and Mannerism
Bernard Denvir was a distinguished art critic, art historian and writer. He was head of the Department of Art History at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design, a member of the Council for Academic Awards, and for several years President of the British section of the International Association of Art Critics. He wrote widely on art, including books on Chardin, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism and Fauvism.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500297322 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500297320 |
| Title | The Impressionists at First Hand |
| Author | Bernard Denvir |
| Series | World Of Art |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-09-07 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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