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Häufig wird unterschätzt, wie provokant die Werke der Impressionisten bei der ersten Ausstellung 1874 waren. Die Verfechter des neuen Stils lehnten die etablierten Kunstformen jener Zeit ab. Die Impressionisten wagten es, mit lebendigen Farben und schwungvollen Strichen die flüchtigen Effekte von Licht und Empfindung einzufangen. Ralph Skea beleuchtet mit frischem Blick, wie die Impressionisten Alltagsmotive in Kunst verwandelten, und zeichnet...

It is often forgotten just how provocative Impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. The advocates of the new style rejected the established principles of art prevalent at that time in France. This book traces Impressionism's origins to its spread to America and Australia. Ralph Skea shows how Impressionist artists transformed everyday subject matter. Daringly using colour and rapid brushstrokes, the Impressionists ...

Despite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still-lifes, gardens, landscapes and city scenes, during his lifetime Vincent van Gogh believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Although as an artist he was 'touched by so many different things', he was nevertheless committed to the art of portraiture - a quality that distinguished him from his contemporaries. Van Gogh was passionate in his avoidance of bland, photog...

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) felt a profound empathy with the natural environment, and considered the spiritual essence of trees to be comparable with that of human figures. This book traces Van Goghs development as a painter of trees in the natural landscape from his home province of North Brabant, through Paris to Provence.

I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees - willows enveloped in the eerie mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the bright Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow - became a significant...

A beautifully produced gift book for gardeners and art lovers everywhere: a selection of Vincent van Gogh s garden and flower paintings and drawings.