{"product_id":"impressionism-9783836536974","title":"Impressionism","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover how scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color shocked the art world establishment.\u003cbr\u003e In this TASCHEN Basic Art introduction to \u003cstrong\u003eImpressionism\u003c\/strong\u003e, we explore the artists, subjects, and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the \u003cstrong\u003eevanescent ebb and flow of modern life\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As we tour the \u003cstrong\u003etheaters, bars, and parks of Paris and beyond\u003c\/strong\u003e, we take in the movement's radical innovations in style and subject, from the principle of \u003cem\u003eplein air \u003c\/em\u003epainting to the rapid, broken brushwork that allowed the Impressionists to emphasize \u003cstrong\u003espontaneity, movement, and the changing qualities of light\u003c\/strong\u003e. We take a close look at their unusual new perspectives and their fresh palette of pure, unblended colors, including many vividly bright shades that brought a whole \u003cstrong\u003enew level of chromatic intensity\u003c\/strong\u003e to the canvas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the way, we recognize Impressionism's established greats, such as \u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eCamille Pissarro\u003c\/strong\u003e, as well as many associated artists worthy of closer attention, including \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso, \u003c\/strong\u003eand\u003cstrong\u003e Fritz von Uhde.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrimme, Karin H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Berlin-based Karin H. Grimme works as a historian, art historian, and author for museums, exhibitions, and media, focusing on the history of the 19th and 20th centuries and in particular on the history of the Jews in Europe. She is the author of numerous journalistic and academic publications in the press, in broadcasting, and in the multimedia sphere; as author and editor she has produced works on, among other things, the Jewish bourgeoisie in the 19th century.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621074342162,"sku":"9783836536974","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e409332e-e35b-4b34-b79c-22f2a9f4dcf2.jpg?v=1737269302","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/impressionism-9783836536974","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}