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Author Denvir, Bernard, 1917-1994

Title The chronicle of impressionism : an intimate diary of the lives and world of the great artists / Bernard Denvir.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2000.
1993.

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 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Gallery  759.409 DENVIR    Check Shelf
Description 288 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm
Note Originally published: 1993.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-277) and index.
Contents Introduction: The Impressionists' World 9 -- Dawn of a New Style 1863-1873 23 -- 1863 Art in Revolt 24 -- 1864 A More Tolerant Salon 28 -- 1865 'Olympia'--A Sensation 34 -- 1866 A Defender Appears 38 -- 1867 Manet's Personal Exhibition 42 -- 1868 The Realist Impulse 48 -- 1869 Manet Falls Foul of the Censor 54 -- 1870 Soldiers and Exiles 62 -- 1871 The 'Terror' of the Commune 68 -- 1872 The Rise of Durand-Ruel 72 -- 1873 Gathering of the Future Impressionists 78 -- Exhibition Years 1874-1886 83 -- 1874 The Birth of Impressionism: The First Impressionist Exhibition 84 -- 1875 An Unfortunate Experiment 90 -- 1876 Gaining Ground: The Second Impressionist Exhibition 94 -- 1877 Financial Disaster: The Third Impressionist Exhibition 100 -- 1878 Multiple Disappointments 108 -- 1879 Publication of 'La Vie moderne': The Fourth Impressionist Exhibition 112 -- 1880 Growing Dissent: The Fifth Impressionist Exhibition 116 -- 1881 Degas Steals the Show: The Sixth Impressionist Exhibition 122 -- 1882 Cassatt Sides with Degas: The Seventh Impressionist Exhibition 128 -- 1883 The One-Man Shows 134 -- 1884 The Manet Sale 138 -- 1885 The Wider World 142 -- 1886 The End of an Era: The Eighth Impressionist Exhibition 148 -- Divergent Destinies 1887-1899 155 -- 1887 Exotic Influences 156 -- 1888 Durand-Ruel Opens in New York 162 -- 1889 Smaller Groupings 168 -- 1890 'Olympia' Accepted by the State 174 -- 1891 Success of Monet's 'Haystacks' 180 -- 1892 Monet's Series Paintings 184 -- 1893 Degas' Painting Shocks London 188 -- 1894 The Caillebotte Bequest 194 -- 1895 Monet Triumphant 200 -- 1896 Morisot's Retrospective 206 -- 1897 Sisley's One-Man Show 210 -- 1898 Embracing Europe 216 -- 1899 Sisley Dies in Poverty 222 -- Impressionist Legacy 1900-Today 227 -- 1900-1903 Recognition Arrives 228 -- 1904-1906 The Apogee 230 -- 1907-1910 Entering the Museums 232 -- 1911-1913 Changing Attitudes 234 -- 1914-1918 Successful Survival 236 -- 1919-1924 Impressionism in a New World 238 -- 1925-1929 Deaths and Bequests 240 -- 1930-1939 Major Retrospectives 242 -- 1940-1949 The Impact of War 244 -- 1950-1959 Taking Impressionism Seriously 246 -- 1960-1969 Impressionism in the Age of Pop 248 -- 1970-1979 Escalating Prices 250 -- 1980-Today The Boom Years 252 -- Reference Data 255 -- Impressionist Locations 268 -- Art in the Western World, 1863-Today 272 -- Gazetteer of Major Impressionist Collections 278.
Subject Impressionism (Art) -- History.
Art, Modern -- 19th century -- History.
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- History.
Impressionist artists -- Biography.
Impressionism (Art)
ISBN 0500282145
9780500282144
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