The Impressionists (Paperback) /anglais

by William Gaunt

A lively text that introduces the work of the Impressionists. Drawn together by a common desire to bring a new kind of realism to painting, these artists employed a revolutionary treatment of colour and light, creating a breadth of expression, mood and atmosphere. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the entire Impressionist movement, and contains illustrations reproducing the works of such artists as Cezanne, Degas, Gaugin, Monet, Renior and Van Gogh, with explanatory commentary for each work of art and biographies of each of the artists.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Art History

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1970

About the author

William Gaunt (1900–1980) was a British artist and art historian.

After serving briefly with the Durham Light Infantry in the First World War, Gaunt went on to Worcester College, Oxford, and graduated with honours. He completed an MA at the Ruskin School of Drawing and found work as a painter, art historian, art critic, novelist and travel book writer.

During the Second World War he was commissioned by the War Artists’ Advisory Committee to paint London city bomb sites.

Gaunt was drawn to the Pre-Raphaelites, whom he considered to be underappreciated, and wrote his most enduring book on the subject, The Pre-Raphaelite Tragedy (1942), followed by further studies of Victorian art, The Aesthetic Adventure (1945) and Victorian Olympus (1952).

Reviews

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would never have read this cover to cover if I hadn't been reading 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' at the same time. I never was too crazy about impressionist art but now I feel I have a greater understanding of what they were trying to accomplish. The color plates and accompaning commentary were interesting in their own right but also made the Susan Vreeland book much richer for me.

[Beth Shields-Szostak]

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