French Impressionist Paintings in the Louvre

Fülszöveg

"Impressionism is still a living legend,
with a firmness of purpose which
adversity could not destroy, a purity of
aim which, perhaps, was only equaled
by the pioneers of the Renaissance, and
which resulted in complete noncon-
formity. The boldness of these artists
involved them often in tragedy, pov-
erty, sacrifice, opprobrium, but also in
triumphs. This legend has given them
the aureole of martyrs."
Thus Germain Bazin, distinguished
Curator-in-Chief of the Louvre, intro-
duces us to the galleries of the Jeu de
Paume in the Louvre and the world's
most magnificent collection of Impres-
sionist masterpieces. Here one enters
the luminous, vibrant realm of the Im-
pressionists and is encompassed by the
warmth and delicacy of its landscapes,
the gaiety of picnics by the Seine, and
the elegance of nineteenth-century Pa-
ris. The finest of the galleries'treasures
have been selected for our delight.
Over a hundred paintings are repro-
duced in full color, and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

"Impressionism is still a living legend,
with a firmness of purpose which
adversity could not destroy, a purity of
aim which, perhaps, was only equaled
by the pioneers of the Renaissance, and
which resulted in complete noncon-
formity. The boldness of these artists
involved them often in tragedy, pov-
erty, sacrifice, opprobrium, but also in
triumphs. This legend has given them
the aureole of martyrs."
Thus Germain Bazin, distinguished
Curator-in-Chief of the Louvre, intro-
duces us to the galleries of the Jeu de
Paume in the Louvre and the world's
most magnificent collection of Impres-
sionist masterpieces. Here one enters
the luminous, vibrant realm of the Im-
pressionists and is encompassed by the
warmth and delicacy of its landscapes,
the gaiety of picnics by the Seine, and
the elegance of nineteenth-century Pa-
ris. The finest of the galleries'treasures
have been selected for our delight.
Over a hundred paintings are repro-
duced in full color, and each is accom-
panied by a full-page commentary
which is a pleasure to read. In his
fascinating introduction M. Bazin
lucidly analyzes the sources of Impres-
sionism in nineteenth-century life and
art, and the appeal that its warm
humanism continues to exert on us,
and he traces the history and fortunes
of the movement and the assembling of
the collection by the Louvre.
With its remarkably informative text
and wealth of illustrations this book is a
superb introduction to the Jeu de
Paume and to Impressionism itself. Vissza