Impressionism: National Gallery Pocket Guide (National Gallery London Publications)

This stunning Pocket Guide discusses the origins, techniques, and development of the Impressionist movement, illustrating the text with works by Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Degas, Seurat, Manet, Czanne, Morisot and Sisley. Kathleen Adler explains why Impressionist artists made a radical departure from the great biblical and mythological narratives that flourished in European art for centuries before them, what technical developments in canvases and oil paints facilitated their painting, and how critics responded to their work.