Studies in Impressionism.

Physical description; 232p : ill.(some col.), facsims.,ports.(some col.) ; 27 cm. Subjects; Painting, French. Impressionism (Art) — France.

Weitzenhoffer. illus., some color. index. $37.50. art Among the significant contributors to the enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art and artists during the past 50 years, it is surely John Rewald who stands foremost in both the general and scholarly publics' minds as the authority. Those with an interest in these subjects are certainly familiar with Rewald's monumental studies, The History of Impressionism (1946) and Post-Impressionismfrom Van Gogh to Gau guin (1956) as well as, to varying degrees, with his numerous monographs and exhibition catalogs. His essays and articles may be the least well known, and, thus, we are most fortunate to have 18 of them brought together in these companion volumes. Combining short pieces with a number of substantial ones, some of which have never before been translated from French, they treat a wide variety of topics and artists, with a significant number devoted to Cezanne and to Degas. Whether in the two longeston "Choquet and Cezanne" and "Theo Van Gogh as Art Dealer"or in the 16 shorter articles, Rewald's love for his subjects is conveyed by a meticulous attention to his material and by a lucid and direct style. These two books succeed in making Rewald's scholarly oeuvre even more accessible than before. Recommended for public, academic, and museum libraries. Jeffrey Weidman, Oberlin Coll. Libs., Ohio
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