JAMES H. RUBIN

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Impressionism A comprehensive study of one of the most popular art movements.James H Rubin Brings together the most recent research on the most popular and accessible of all art movements Strikes a balance between a chronological narrative and the exploration of the work of individual artists Makes accessible the philosophical, political and social background to Impressionism As well as the acknowledged masters, includes lesser-known but important Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Gustave Caillebotte James H Rubin is Professor of Art History at Stony Brook, State University of New York, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manet's Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets, and, in the Art & Ideas series, Courbet.

Courbet The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Gustave Courbet's (1819-77) unconventional paintings of real people in everyday scenes came to embody values with radical implication Addresses the entire range of his work, including landscapes, portraits and erotic nudes Combines a clear reading of the paintings with a discussion of the personal, political and social framework in which they were created Written by an acknowledged scholar of 19th-century French art James Rubin is Professor of Art History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism in the Art & Ideas series, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manet's Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets.

The incomparable play of light and color in Paul Cezannes work was the foundation of his reputation as a forerunner of modernism. From the start he went his own way, and his paintings initially evoked a lack of understanding in art critics of the time, as well as ridicule. Despite his Romantic, Baroque, Impressionist, and finally Classical influences, it is still difficult to ascribe Cezanne to any particular art movement. Still, which specific places left lasting impressions on the scion of a provincial bankers family? What and who were major influences supporting and advancing his innovative oeuvre? James H. Rubin traces Cezannes life and work from A to Z in this brief volume, creating an image of a painter who wanted to transform painting itself. The authorand established connoisseursucceeds in closely approaching the artist while at the same time maintaining the necessary distance to his inimitable paintings.PAUL CEZANNE (18391906) was one of the most influential painters in the early days of modernism and has often been described as a pioneer of Neues Sehen, or New Vision. His work still exercises undiminished influence to this day.JAMES H. RUBIN (*1944) is an art historian and professor at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. His research focuses on nineteenth-century European art, especially the history, theory, and critique of French Modernism.

The incomparable play of light and color in Paul Cezannes work was the foundation of his reputation as a forerunner of modernism. From the start he went his own way, and his paintings initially evoked a lack of understanding in art critics of the time, as well as ridicule. Despite his Romantic, Baroque, Impressionist, and finally Classical influences, it is still difficult to ascribe Cezanne to any particular art movement. Still, which specific places left lasting impressions on the scion of a provincial bankers family? What and who were major influences supporting and advancing his innovative oeuvre? James H. Rubin traces Cezannes life and work from A to Z in this brief volume, creating an image of a painter who wanted to transform painting itself. The authorand established connoisseursucceeds in closely approaching the artist while at the same time maintaining the necessary distance to his inimitable paintings.PAUL CEZANNE (18391906) was one of the most influential painters in the early days of modernism and has often been described as a pioneer of Neues Sehen, or New Vision. His work still exercises undiminished influence to this day.JAMES H. RUBIN (*1944) is an art historian and professor at the State University of New York in Stony Brook. His research focuses on nineteenth-century European art, especially the history, theory, and critique of French Modernism.