impressionism (art)

Comprehensive look at the life and work of American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt.

Presents an introduction to French Impressionism, focusing on five artists, including Renoir, Monet, Degas, Pissarro, and Morisot, with excerpts from their letters and diaries, as well as critical interpretations of their lives and work.

Includes an introduction and chronology, as well as color reproductions of C?ezanne's most famous paintings.

Monet was the central figure in the impressionist movement. The selection of paintings shown here records the success of his struggle, and traces his development from early works to the last, great Waterlillies panels painted for the French Nation.