Impressionism: Beneath the Surface

Impressionism: Beneath the Surface
ISBN-10
0297833618
ISBN-13
9780297833611
Series
Impressionism
Category
Impressionism
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Author
Paul Smith

Description

This series considers artists and their work against the background of the social, political and historical world in which they worked, examining issues of race, class, gender and psychology. It covers the Western canon, and also extends to popular imagery and non-Western traditions. This title looks at Impressionism.

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