Studies In Impressionism

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1985. Hardbound. New in shrink wrap. Blue cloth with color pictorial dustjacket. 232 pp., 8 color and 111 bw plates. John Rewald's essays, published over fifty years have been "scattered throughout numerous periodicals, and some, writeten in French, have never been translated before." They are assembled here to "greatly add to our knowledge and appreciation of the most intriguing aspects of the art and life of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists." (from dj). Contents: Auguste Renoir and his brother -- Degas and his family in New Orleans -- The realism of Degas -- Achille Emperaire and Cézanne -- Cézanne and his father -- Cézanne and Guillaumin -- Chocquet and Cézanne -- The impressionist brush -- Durand-Ruel: 140 years, one man's faith -- Depressionist days of the impressionists -- Pissarro, Nietzsche, and kitsch -- Book reviews. (Inventory #: 104836)