American Impressionism por Gerdts, William H - 1980

Seattle, WA: Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 1980. 179 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Prepared in conjunction with an exhibition organized by the Henry Art Gallery, held at the gallery, January 3 to March 2, 1980 and at other institutions between March 9 and August 31, 1980. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. First paperback edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Lenders to the exhibition; Foreword; In context; An alternate aesthetic of light; Landscape and light in American painting of the 1880s; Impressionism in America: its reception and terminology; The role of Whistler and the impact of pastel; John Singer Sargent and the beginning of impressionist painting in America; Mary Cassatt and Cecilia Beaux; Theodore Robinson; Childe Hassam; John Henry Twachtman; J. Alden Weir; Other impressionists and "The ten"; Impressionists of the decorative figure; Boston and Pennsylvania impressionists; Regional impressionism; Impressionism and early 20th-century movements in American art; Conclusion: Impressionism at the expositions; Catalogue of the exhibition.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Collectible.