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Article: Impressionism: Paint and Politics.(book by John House)(In the Gardens of Impressionism written by Clare A.P. Willsdon)(Book Review)
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- April 1, 2005
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Impressionism: Paint and Politics John House, Yale University Press, 35 [pounds sterling] ISBN 0 300 10240 2
In the Gardens of Impressionism Clare A.P. Willsdon, Thames & Hudson, 29.99 [pounds sterling] ISBN 0 500 51147 0
Christopher Riopelle reviews two contrasting studies of Impressionist topics that offer exciting new insights into much-studied paintings.
John House is a doyen of Impressionist studies. He has devoted some forty years of research, thinking and hard and repeated looking to the masterpieces of Impressionist painting. During that time, his critical vocabulary has grown supple and subtle. He describes pictures, and the ...