About this title: The acclaimed author of "Michaelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling" chronicles the decade between two famous exhibitions: the scandalous Salon des Refuss in 1863, and the first Impressionist showing in 1874, set against the dramatic rise and fall of Napoleon III and the Second Empire.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker & Company
Date Published: 1/10/2006
ISBN-13:9780802714664ISBN:0802714668
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker & Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780802714664ISBN:0802714668
Description: Good in Good jacket. First Edition. 244-Z-Add Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Walker & Company
Date Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN-13:9780802714664ISBN:0802714668
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Walker & Company
Date Published: 2006-11-28
ISBN-13:9780802715166ISBN:0802715168
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"I always thought the impressionists to be such a yawn fest, mostly because you see their work everywhere... In doctor's offices, message therapists, suburban homes, etc. Manet's work, especially his Olympia was radical for the time, and was ridiculed by most of Paris. Fascinating read... Includes stories on Monet, Cezanne, Renoir, Pisarro, and Degas."
"Not for the light reader. It's heavy, tremendously detailed - but WOW. The Parisians ate all of the animals in the Paris zoo because they were starving. Even the elephants. This was in the 1870's.... This is not what the book is about - but it's one of those details thats tickes with you. It's a rich, educational experience of the historical and artistic events that lead to the impressionistic movement in art. Fascinating. Thos e that will enjoy it know exactly who you are."
"I don't know how others who don't care much for art let alone art history would appreciate this but I enjoyed it very much. It's given me a good lesson on the beginnings of impressionism and those artists that dared to challenge the strict traditions of the French art institute and to shock, even offend, the French public. King is apparently a bigger admirer of the Impressionists because I felt his writing of Ernest Messionier bias and unfair. If in his lifetime the man found his wealth and fame and had "no other on his level" then in my opinion it's pathetic that the Impressionists, in comparison, only earned fame posthumously and their admirers sought successfully to defame Messionier. Also, it is interesting to learn the "trash" magazines of the 1860s France (propagandists as Emile Zola) had similar influence as today's rags in that the columnists succeed in getting publicity for the least likely, the underdog or the public offender while ignoring the ones who truly deserve praise and recognition."
"An extremely well-researched, yet accessible account of the beginnings of Impressionism in Paris in the Second Empire, through the Franco-Prussian War and Paris Commune, and into the Third Republic. Ross King cleverly juxtaposes two painters, "impressionist" Edouard Manet and Ernest Meissonier, a wealthy and well-respected classical painter of military scenes who is virtually unknown today. I was pleased that King's portrayal of the two men was fairly even-handed; he acknowledged Manet's flaws (e.g, jealousy of other modern painters whose work was better received by the traditional art academy), and he presented a sympathetic, well-rounded account of Meissonier's commitment to classical subjects and traditional methods of painting, his meticulous craftsmanship, and his desire to be remembered by future generations. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in both art history and nineteenth-century French history."
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