Impressionism: Prestel

Impressionism by Florian Heine traces the movement that changed how painters approached light, space and the experience of modern life. The book follows Impressionism's development through its leading artists while also considering the scientific ideas, changing Parisian landscape and often hostile audience response that formed the backdrop to the new style.

Key features

• Introduces the development and major ideas of Impressionism.
• Explores changing approaches to light and space in painting.
• Connects the movement with scientific discoveries and the transformation of nineteenth-century Paris.
• Features artists including Manet, Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Caillebotte, Degas, Morisot and Seurat.

Book details

• Author: Florian Heine
• Format: Paperback
• Subject: Impressionism

A compact overview for readers who want the movement's major names and paintings placed within the wider changes that made Impressionism feel so radical in its own time.