Impressionism : Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society,9780300050837

Impressionism : Art, Leisure, and Parisian Society

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ISBN13: 9780300050837
ISBN10: 0300050836
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 1991-07-24
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary

Sumptuously illustrated with many of the most beautiful Impressionist images, this book presents provocative new interpretations of a wide range of famous masterpieces, showing how they were fully integrated into the social and cultural life of the times.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii(2)
List of Illustrations
ix(4)
Preface xiii(3)
Chronology. Paris and the Impressionists xvi
Chapter One. Paris Transformed
1(32)
Paris Transformed
3(9)
The End of Empire
12(2)
Les Grands Boulevards
14(6)
Gare Saint-Lazare
20(8)
Manet's Modern Paris
28(5)
Chapter Two. Impressionism and Naturalism
33(26)
The Artist as Flaneur
33(4)
Artifice and Caricature
37(6)
The Artist as Investigator
43(4)
The Artist as Observer of Domestic Manners
47(3)
Degas's Objectivity: The Artist as Stranger
50(9)
Chapter Three. Cafe and Cafe-Concert
59(34)
Offenbach and Manet
60(2)
Bohemians, Marginals, and Performers
62(3)
Cafe and Brasserie
65(7)
Brandy and Absinthe
72(6)
Cafe-Concert and Music-Hall: Women who Serve
78(3)
Cafe-Concert: Women who Perform
81(6)
Cafe-Concert: Clients and Artists
87(6)
Chapter Four. Theater, Opera, and Dance
93(48)
Spectators
96(7)
The Privileged View
103(4)
Backstage with Halevy and Degas
107(8)
Mothers and Daughters
115(4)
Dance Masters and Manikins
119(11)
Society Dances
130(2)
Popular Dances
132(9)
Chapter Five. Parks, Racetracks, and Gardens
141(54)
The Bois de Boulogne
144(8)
At the Racetrack
152(18)
Luncheons on the Grass
170(7)
Flowers and Fashion
177(9)
Renoir's Gardens
186(9)
Chapter Six. Suburban Leisure
195(70)
Railroads and Leisure
196(2)
From Village to Suburb: Asnieres
198(4)
Bougival
202(8)
The Grenouillere
210(9)
Artists' Trains and Bridges
219(10)
Sailing at Argenteuil
229(17)
Rowing and Dining at Chatou
246(8)
Artists' Gardens
254(11)
Chapter Seven. At the Seaside
265(38)
From Paris to the English Channel
268(2)
Artists and Entrepreneurs
270(4)
Manet at the Seashore
274(6)
Morisot's Vacationers
280(4)
Monet at Sainte-Adresse
284(9)
Monet at Trouville
293(6)
Epilogue: Monet at Pourville and Etretat
299(4)
Conclusion. Impressionism, Leisure, and Modern Society 303(4)
Notes 307(7)
Bibliography 314(6)
Index 320

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