Impressionist dreams: the artists and the world they painted / John Russell Taylor
1993, Reprint. London: Grange Books. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #359913
ISBN: 1856274756
Physical description: 192 pages: illustrations (some color); 32 cm. Contents:
Introduction: paint and politics -- Dreams and destinations -- City streets -- Rustic pleasures -- The lonely sea and the sky -- The pleasures and pains of abroad -- Art and industry -- Fashion and Le Beau Monde -- Theatre and the dance: La Vie de Boheme -- A woman's world -- Workers and other animals -- Flesh and fantasy -- Through other eyes -- The heart of reality -- Epilogue: Decline and fall of the Impressionist ideal. Subjects: Impressionism (Art) France. Painting, French 19th century. Impressionist artists France; Biography.
Price: €10.95