Catalogue of the exhibition "Impression: painting quickly in France, 1860-1890," National Gallery, London, Nov. 1, 2000-Jan. 28, 2001; Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Mar. 2-May 20, 2001; and Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass., June 16-Sept. 9, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-) and index.
Contents:
The Impression in 1874 -- Painting as performance : spontaneity and its appearances in painting, and the intellectual origins of the Impression -- Edouard Manet and performative painting -- Claude Monet and the development of the Impression -- Berthe Morisot and Auguste Renoir : the wetness of paint and the sketch aesthetic -- Alfred Sisley : the Impression, graphism, and automatic writing -- Could Edgar Degas paint an Impression -- Gustave Caillebotte and Camille Pissarro : Impressionists without Impressions? -- Coda : was van Gogh an Impressionist? -- Appendix : Laforgue's essay on Impressionism.
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