Description - The Impressionist Era: The Story of Scotland’s French Masterpieces by Frances Fowle
A vibrant, colourful and beautiful book that introduces readers to Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. It explains the difference between the two movements and the main artists associated with each. Illustrations are drawn from the renowned and outstanding collection of French art held by the National Galleries of Scotland and they include a number of rarely seen works. This book tells the fascinating stories of how the key paintings and drawings found their way into the collection. Artists include Monet, Millet, Gaugin, Bastien-Lepage, Charles Jaccques, Troyon, Corot, Degas, Seurat, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Vuillard, Bonnard, Derain, Matisse, Legros and Rodin. AUTHOR: Professor Frances Fowle holds a joint post as Senior Curator of French Art at the National Gallery of Scotland and Lecturer in Art History at the University of Edinburgh. She has published widely on 19th-century art, collecting and the art market. Her most recent publication was the highly successful Pin-Ups: Toulouse Lautrec & the Art of Celebrity (2018) ISBN 9781911054214. SELLING POINTS: . A beautiful introduction to the art of the Impressionists and post-Impressionists, written by one of the foremost experts in the field . Includes a number of rarely seen works . Filled with full-page images . Forms an accessible introduction, underpinned by high levels of scholarship 100 colour illustrations
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