American Impressionism de Gerdts, William H - 1984

New York: Abbeville Press, 1984. Cloth, 336 pages, illustrations (some colour); 34 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "With brilliant scholarship and a wealth of stunning illustrations, American Impressionism provides a vivid summary of the entire art movement, starting with its roots in earlier American art and its relationship to French Impressionsim . . . American Impressionism tells how the movement progressed rom an avant-garde aesthetic assaulted by critics up to its years of triumph and how the movement developed in diverse ways throughou the country including regional Impressionism in the South, Midwest, and West. All of the master works are here, from Childe Hassam's sun-drenched gardens to John Twachtman's snow-silenced landscapes, from Edmund Tarbell's cooly elegant ladies in dim, luxurious interiors to Frederick Frieseke's sun dappled nudes. / William H. Gerdts is professor emeritus of art history at the Graduate Center, City University of New York." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Nature and American art: color, light, and transience; Glare: an alternative aesthetic; Americans abroad after the Civil War; Americans and Impressionism, at home and abroad; Giverny: the first generation; The early masters; Widening exposure; The World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; The master Impressionists; The Ten American painters; Regional schools; Giverny: the second generation; Impressionism and the new generation; The final statement.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.