The Impressionists by William Gaunt

The Impressionists by William Gaunt

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A lively text that offers an overview of the entire Impressionist movement, and contains illustrations reproducing the works of such artists as Cezanne and Degas, explanatory commentary for each work of art, and biographies of each of the artists.

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The Impressionists by William Gaunt

An extended and highly readable introduction covers the background to the movement, its heroic years, its followers and an account of the masters in their later years. Full-page colour reproductions of over 100 paintings are faced by informative and intriguing descriptions: short biographies of thirty of the artists and a bibliography make this a highly useful reference work as well as a pleasure to browse. Artists featured are: Bazille • Bonnard • Boudin • Cassatt • Cézanne • Constable • Corot • Courbet • Daubigny • Degas • Fantin-Latour • Gauguin • Jongkind • Manet • Millet • Monet • Morisot • Pissarro • Renoir • Rousseau • Sargent • Seurat • Sickert • Signac • Sisley • Steer • Toulouse-Lautrec • Van Gogh • Vuillard • Whistler
'Informative and stimulating' - Artists and Illustrators
William Gaunt (1900–1980) was a British art historian and artist, who studied at the Ruskin School of Drawing, and is well known for his books on British 19th-century art.
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ISBN 13 9780500278499
ISBN 10 0500278490
Title The Impressionists
Author William Gaunt
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Year published 1995-09-04
Number of pages 296
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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