Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Painting and Sculpture: In the Israel Museum Jerusalem

Stephanie Rachum, Ziva Amishai-Maisels, Matthias Eberle, Sibylle Gross,

ISBN 10: 0810957388 / ISBN 13: 9780810957381

Published by ABRAMS November 2006, 2006

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Jerusalem's Israel Museum has long been renowned for its collections of Judaica, Near Eastern artifacts, and rare books, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. But the museum's hidden treasures are its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and sculpture. In this dazzling volume, published just after the Israel Museum's 40th anniversary, the institution's superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is showcased in full color and described in English for the first time. In an engaging text, curator Stephanie Rachum traces the history of the collection from its beginnings even before the museum itself was built. The collection has grown considerably over the years, and featured here are paintings by Cizanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Pissarro, Degas, Renoir, and Monet, along with sculpture by Rodin and other notable artists. Wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Painting and Sculpture: In the Israel Museum Jerusalem
• Publisher: ABRAMS November 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810957388
• ISBN 13: 9780810957381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Used - Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Back Room - Art - Museum Collections

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Synopsis

Jerusalem’s Israel Museum has long been renowned for its collections of Judaica, Near Eastern artifacts, and rare books, including the Dead Sea Scrolls. But the museum’s hidden treasures are its Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and sculpture. In this dazzling volume, published just after the Israel Museum’s 40th anniversary, the institution’s superb collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art is showcased in full color and described in English for the first time.

In an engaging text, curator Stephanie Rachum traces the history of the collection from its beginnings even before the museum itself was built. The collection has grown considerably over the years, and featured here are paintings by Cézanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Pissarro, Degas, Renoir, and Monet, along with sculpture by Rodin and other notable artists.

About the Author

Art historian Stephanie Rachum specializes in Impressionist and Post- Impressionist art. She has been the David Rockefeller Curator of Modern Art at the Israel Museum for 25 years. The book s contributors include curators at the Israel Museum and art historians known for their expertise in the field of Impressionist painting and sculpture.