Impression - Impressionism - Journey of Discovery

Author: (French) Sylvie Patin
Translator: Qian Peixin
France/France
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: They were repeatedly rejected by official salons, mocked by conservative critics, and laughed at by the audience. After struggling for nearly half a century, they finally formed a "popular art movement." How did these talented painters like Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Cézanne become obsessed with the changes of light and shadow, and what unique personalities and destinies did they each possess? How did Zola, Valéry, and Mallarmé passionately defend and praise Impressionism back then? What moving stories did the Van Gogh-painted Monsieur Goujon and other upright members of society leave behind? This book will gently tell you everything about Impressionism. They were repeatedly rejected by official salons, mocked by conservative critics, and laughed at by the audience. After struggling for nearly half a century, they finally formed a "popular art movement." How did these talented painters like Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Cézanne become obsessed with the changes of light and shadow, and what unique personalities and destinies did they each possess? How did Zola, Valéry, and Mallarmé passionately defend and praise Impressionism back then? What moving stories did the Van Gogh-painted Monsieur Goujon and other upright members of society leave behind? This book will gently tell you everything about Impressionism.