Impresionismo

<p>Discover how scenes of daily life and delicate dabs of color shocked the art world establishment.<br /> In this TASCHEN Basic Art introduction to <strong>Impressionism</strong>, we explore the artists, subjects, and techniques that first brought the easel out of the studio and shifted artistic attention from history, religion, or portraiture to the <strong>evanescent ebb and flow of modern life</strong>.<br /><br /> As we tour the <strong>theaters, bars, and parks of Paris and beyond</strong>, we take in the movement’s radical innovations in style and subject, from the principle of <em>plein air </em>painting to the rapid, broken brushwork that allowed the Impressionists to emphasize <strong>spontaneity, movement, and the changing qualities of light</strong>. We take a close look at their unusual new perspectives and their fresh palette of pure, unblended colors, including many vividly bright shades that brought a whole <strong>new level of chromatic intensity</strong> to the canvas.<br /><br /> Along the way, we recognize Impressionism’s established greats, such as <strong>Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, </strong>and <strong>Camille Pissarro</strong>, as well as many associated artists worthy of closer attention, including <strong>Marie Bracquemond, Medardo Rosso, </strong>and<strong> Fritz von Uhde.</strong></p>