American Impressionism Tiny Folio

by Gerdts, William H.

• ISBN13: 9780789206121
• ISBN10: 0789206129
• Edition: Miniature
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Abbeville Press

Summary

The concise text—written by Dr. William H. Gerdts, the preeminent scholar in the field—provides a vivid summary, starting with the roots of American Impressionism and its relationship to French Impressionism. This book then recounts how American Impressionism progressed from an avant-garde aesthetic assaulted by critics to its years of triumph and its diverse manifestations throughout the country.This Tiny Folio edition includes all of the master works in full color, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund Tarbell's coolly elegant ladies in dim, luxurious interiors to Frederick Frieseke's light-dappled nudes. With its wealth of breathtaking illustrations, American Impressionism offers lasting pleasure to anyone beguiled by the loveliness of this incomparable style.

Table of Contents

I. PRELUDE, TO 1886
Americans and Impressionism at Home and Abroad	11	(20)
II. RISING PERCEPTIONS, 1886-1893
Giverny: The First Generation	31	(32)
The Early Masters	63	(32)
Widening Exposure	95	(14)
III. THE YEARS OF TRUMPH, 1893-1898
The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893	109	(10)
The Master Impressionists	119	(22)
IV. THE IMPRESSIONIST ESTABLISHMENT, 1898-1915
The Ten American Painters	141	(14)
The Master Impressionists	155	(14)
Regional Schools	169	(66)
Giverny: The Second Generation	235	(14)
Impressionism and the New Generation	249	(28)
Index of Donors' Credits	277	(4)
Index of Illustrations	281