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Impressionists and politics : art and democracy in the nineteenth century / Philip Nord.
Fine Arts Library - Core Reading Collection ND547.5.I4 N67 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nord, Philip G., 1950-
- Series:
- Historical connections
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Painting, French.
- Painting, French--19th century.
- Impressionism (Art)--France.
- Impressionism (Art).
- Art--Political aspects.
- France.
- Art--Political aspects--France.
- Art.
- Art, Modern--19th century--France--History.
- Impressionism (Art)--Political aspects--France.
- Local Subjects:
- Art, Modern--19th century--France--History.
- Impressionism (Art)--Political aspects--France.
- Physical Description:
- x, 136 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- All the favorites are here, including Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Cé zanne and many others and is nicely illustrated. "Impressionists and Politics" is an accessible introduction to the current debates about Impressionism. By providing an historical background and context, this book places the Impressionists' roots in wider social and economic transformations and explains its militancy, both aesthetic and political. "Impressionists and Politics" is a concise history, from its youthful inception in the 1860s to its final years of recognition and crisis.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [124]-128) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415206952
- 041507715X
- OCLC:
- 42437145
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