Impressionism
Subtitle: paintings collected by European museums
By: Ann Dumas, curator of the exhibition ; Michael E. Shapiro, managing curator of the exhibition.
Contributors: Dumas, Ann.; Shapiro, Michael Edward.; High Museum of Art.; Seattle Art Museum.; Denver Art Museum.
Publisher: High Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, Denver Art Museum in association with Harry N. Abrams
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
Subjects: Impressionism (Art) -- France -- Exhibitions.; Painting, French -- Exhibitions.; Art museums -- Europe -- Exhibitions.
Description: Impressionism was not always as widely known and loved as it is today. Contemporary critics were harsh and few works were acquired by European museums in the late nineteenth century. Impressionism: Paintings Collected by European Museums reveals the movement's historic struggle for acceptance, a story never fully told in the United States. This is a look at the history of collecting Impressionism - who collected it, when, and why - and why not.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-267) and index.
Catalog of an exhibition held at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 23-May 16, 1999, the Seattle Art Museum, June 12-Aug. 29, 1999, and the Denver Art Museum, Oct. 2-Dec. 12, 1999.