L'Impressionisme

26 x 17 cms. .207 pages of series on the History of Art. This is a valiant attempt to introduce the most popular, most valued and most written about 19th Century school of European Art. despite the number of titles on this topic.there are many myths to eradicate.the origins were not in Paris.impressionist techniques based on working outside the studio capturing natural light was literarly in the air at the beginning of the Century and artists attempting to capture the moment (impression) can be found in Italy, England and Germany and other countries in the period 1815 to 1850. This book is attractive despite the cracked join of left hand side of cover.