The Impressionists

The Life and Works art series collects the world's greatest artists and art movements into a handsome set of monographs Each book features a biography of an artist or an explanation of the movement, followed by 50 magnificent, individually commentated reproductions Each is an affordable treasure, sure to please every seasoned critic and newcomer to the beauty of great art.

This book describes the development of Impressionism and presents the eleven artists who made up the Impressionist group, including reproductions and analyses of their work.

Including over 200 specially commissioned photographs, this guide to Impressionist art reveals the techniques used by some of the greatest artists in order to create their works.

New York Times Bestseller “Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet’s color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas’s dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement. . . . For the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history student, this is lively, required reading.” — People The first book to offer an intimate and lively biography of the world’s most popular group of artists, including Manet, Monet, Pissarro, Cézanne, Renoir, Degas, Sisley, Berthe Morisot, and Mary Cassatt. Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporaries, today astonishing sums are paid for their paintings. Their dazzling works are familiar to even the most casual art lovers—but how well does the world know the Impressionists as people? Sue Roe's colorful, lively, poignant, and superbly researched biography, The Private Lives of the Impressionists, follows an extraordinary group of artists into their Paris studios, down the rural lanes of Montmartre, and into the rowdy riverside bars of a city undergoing monumental change. Vivid and unforgettable, it casts a brilliant, revealing light on this unparalleled society of genius colleagues who lived and worked together for twenty years and transformed the art world forever with their breathtaking depictions of ordinary life.

In this innovative approach to Impressionism and its methods, Jonathan Stephenson's instruction enables amateurs the world over to paint like the Impressionists. Vibrantly illustrated in colour throughout, both with well-known works of art and step-by-step examples, the book shows how the masters achieved their diverse effects and how their ideas and styles can be adapted to today's tastes. Sections on the artists provide fascinating insights into individual techniques: learn how Monet produced his oil colour sketches, or how Sisley created his atmospheric landscapes. With an introduction providing the historical background to Impressionism, and a comprehensive section on artists' materials, this is a highly practical book that will appeal both to beginners and more experienced artists, as well as to the many thousands of of people inspired by the brilliance and beauty of Impressionist painting.

The fascinating and moving story of the Impressionist painters.

Today, Impressionist paintings draw huge crowds and sell for millions. But when they were first painted, those same pictures caused public outrage and the artists who created them struggled to make a living. This is the fascinating story of those artists, now known as the Impressionists.

Reimagine your favorite works of art from Claude Monet and other impressionist artists with this inspired coloring book. Discover and experience the magic and awe-inspiring artwork of world-renowned impressionist artists with. Thirty of the most captivating Impressionist paintings have been meticulously reproduced as black-and-white line art that can be colored using your favorite medium—pens, paint, pencils, or even crayon! Color Your Own Monet and the Impressionists has a sturdy three-millimeter board cover that acts as an easel for easy coloring and provides a realistic artistic experience. Each illustration is printed on a heavy paper stock, and the book includes an index of the original paintings—which are reproduced in full color on the inside front and back covers to help you to match the artists’ palates or inspire you to mix your own colors.