Includes essays that capture the theoretical range and scholarly rigor of the criticism that has fundamentally transformed the study of French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. This title offers fascinating perspectives, placing the artworks from this period in wider social and historical contexts.
"This compilation will prove highly useful in its assessment of figure and landscape painting; criticism and exhibition strategies; and social, economic,and political history. Distinct art historical voices are brought together, offering the reader a broad spectrum of approaches to the subject."-Margaret Werth, author of The Joy of Life: The Idyllic in French Art, circa 1900
"The texts that Lewis presents are knowledgeably and intelligently chosen and cover the basic revisionist trends in recent scholarship in a broad and admirably thoughtful way."-Jack Flam, author of Matisse and Picasso: The Story of their Rivalry and Friendship
"Mary Tompkins Lewis's anthology provides a welcome tool not only for courses on Impressionism itself, but also for anyone interested in teaching a methods course in art history."-James Rubin, author of Impressionist Cats and Dogs: Pets in the Painting of Modern Life
