IMPRESSIONISM

Impressionism
A comprehensive study of one of the most popular art movements.James H Rubin

Brings together the most recent research on the most popular and accessible of all art movements
Strikes a balance between a chronological narrative and the exploration of the work of individual artists
Makes accessible the philosophical, political and social background to Impressionism
As well as the acknowledged masters, includes lesser-known but important Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Gustave Caillebotte

James H Rubin is Professor of Art History at Stony Brook, State University of New York, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manet's Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets, and, in the Art & Ideas series, Courbet.