The private lives of the impressionists

Roe, Sue (author.).

Summary: A group portrait of the Impressionist artists traces how the movement's early leaders met in the studios of Paris and lived and worked together closely for several years, supporting one another through a series of emotional and financial difficulties.

Record details

ISBN: 0060545593
ISBN: 9780060545598
Physical Description: viii, 356 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, portraits ; 23 cm
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Edition: First Harper Perennial edition.
Publisher: New York : Harper Perennial, 2007.
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally published in 2006 in Great Britain by Chatto & Windus.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part One: The birth of impressionism -- 1. Napoleon III's Paris --- 2. The circle widens --- 3. Cafélife --- 4. Modelling ---- Part Two: War -- 5. The siege --- 6. The Paris commune --- 7. 'The week of blood' ---- Part Three: Formations -- 8. Recovery --- 9. The group charter ---- Part Four: Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette -- 10. Dealers and salesrooms --- 11. Summer in Montmartre ---- Part Five: The atmosphere of the Boulevard -- 12. Street life --- 13. La Vie Moderne ---- Part Six: Divisions -- 14. New tensions --- 15. The group divides ---- Part Seven: 7. Final years -- 16. The impressionists in New York -- Epilogue -- Endnote: The Impressionist market.