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Techniques of the Impressionists | 
 enlarge | Author: Anthea Callen
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Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 210098
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 9 x 1
ISBN: 0890095450
Dewey Decimal Number: 759.054
EAN: 9780890095454
ASIN: 0890095450
Publication Date: September 1993
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Product Description
This authoritative analysis examines thirty key paintings in detail, from 1860 to the end of the century. The artists - from Coubet to Pissaro and Toulouse-Latrec - represent almost every aspect of the Impressionist movement. A full discussion of how paint and color effects are achieved as well as the artists' training, availability of materials, and the influence of photography are discussed. Includes over 200 color illustrations.
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Unusual Depth and Accessibility August 30, 2004
Mason Dixon (Massachusetts, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is an excellent overview of impressionist painting as well as a good introduction to painting methodology in a particular historical context. The author provides the reader with a basis for really understanding the aesthetic agenda of the impressionists by explaining the context in which it developed; traditional academic painting, material changes in the artist's media, the influence of photography, political undercurrents and broader social change, as well as the character of each individual painter.
But it's the illustrations that really make this book useful, engaging you both through ideas and concrete examples of their application. Great for the painter, fans of impressionism, or anyone wanting to understand the visual arts.
Very detailed and inspiring July 8, 2004
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
There seem to be so many books on the techniques of the old Masters, but it's very difficult to find books on actual painting techniques of the Impressionists. This book discusses this topic in extreme detail. Small sections of paintings are magnified with arrows pointing to specific areas, describing how they were probably done and with which paint colors.As a context to the primary subject matter, you also get a fair amount of art history. This part I found interesting as well. I read this book for hours at a time and was thoroughly fascinated and inspired. If you love the Impressionists and (especially) if you are a painter yourself, you will really appreciate this book.
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