Paris in Ruins, 9781923058057
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War-torn Paris birthed Impressionism: a beautiful rebellion amidst destruction.
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Paris in Ruins

love, war and the birth of impressionism

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  • Paperback

    416 pages

  • Release Date

    9 September 2024

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Summary

Paris in Ruins: How War Gave Birth to Impressionism

The Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic’s gripping account of how political turmoil in Paris from 1870-1871 gave rise to Impressionism.

Impressionism remains wildly popular. Crowds flock to exhibitions by its greatest artists—Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro. But as Sebastian Smee shows in Paris in Ruins, a book of great narrative sweep and vivid detail…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781923058057
ISBN-10:1923058053
Author:Sebastian Smee
Publisher:Text Publishing
Imprint:The Text Publishing Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:416
Release Date:9 September 2024
Weight:499g
Dimensions:234mm x 155mm x 32mm
About The Author

Sebastian Smee

Born in 1972 in Adelaide, Sebastian Smee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic at the Washington Post. He has written widely about art, and is the author of The Art of Rivalry- Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art. He lives in Boston.

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