Paris in Ruins - The Siege, the Commune, and the Birth of Impressionism

Pulitzer-winner Sebastian Smee relives the remarkable birth of Impressionism from the ashes of warParis, January 1871 - the final, agonising days of the Franco-Prussian War. As the German army cements its advantage, shells rattle through the Left Bank. It is a bitterly cold winter; there is no fuel, no medicine, no food. The city's poorer citizens have long turned to eating rats, cats and dogs. France has been brought to its knees.Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas are trapped in the besieged city. Renoir and Bazille have joined regiments outside of Paris, while Monet and Pissarro fled the country just in time. Out of the Siege and the Commune, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. A feeling for transience - reflected in Impressionism's emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things - would change art history forever.This is the extraordinary account of the 'Terrible Year' in Paris and its monumental impact on the rise of Impressionism.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sebastian Smee, Smee Sebastian
• Edition: Oneworld
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9780861542697
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-269-7
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 35 mm
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, France, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, ART / History / General, HISTORY / Social History, ART / Techniques / Drawing, Social & cultural history, ART / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ART / Techniques / Painting, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, History of art / art & design styles, c 1800 to c 1900, History of Art, Social and cultural history, Paris (City), Painting & paintings, Drawing & drawings, Individual artists, art monographs, Impressionism, Biography: historical, political and military, Drawing and drawings, Paintings and painting, Art & design styles: Impressionism & Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, c 1871 to c 1914 (Belle Époque period)