This strikingly beautiful book-the first to focus on Degas` late work-presents a new and definitive view of his last decades. Degas played an integral role in reshaping the visual arts at the turn of the century, says Richard Kendall. The artist`s remarkable drawings, pastels, oil paintings, and sculptures involve startling explorations of color, unexpected combinations of tech...(展开全部)

It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on display, with their seemingly unfinished surfaces and lack of any elements of traditional composition. The advocates of this new approach re...(展开全部)

This 2-volume monograph covers the full scope of Impressionist painting. It outlines the history of Impressionism in France, addressing not only the work of the acknowledged masters, but also that of such unjustly neglected artists as Frédéric Bazille, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot or Lucien Pissarro. The second volume examines the Impressionist movements that emerged in ...(展开全部)

The Impressionists were scorned by the establishment during their lifetime, yet they are now among the most popular artists of all time. This volume includes the work of some of the best known, including Monet, Pissarro, Manet, Degas, Sisley, Cezanne, Renoir, and Van Gogh. The text touches on painting techniques, light, subject matter and photography. This series acts as an int...(展开全部)

保尔•瓦雷里（Paul Valéry,1871-1945），法国“20世纪最伟大的诗人”，其诗作倾向于内心真实，以象征的意境表现生与死、灵与肉、永恒与变幻等主题，富于哲理。

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chro...(展开全部)

[德]丹尼尔·文登森（Daniel Wildenstein） 艺术家，美术学院（巴黎）成员。1939年以前，他曾任纽约威尔顿斯坦画廊、伦敦威尔顿斯坦画廊、东京威尔顿斯坦画廊总监；他还曾在多种国际杂志任职编辑，1956年至1962年期间担任《艺术》杂志编辑，1963年以后担任《美术公报》编辑；1970年，他和其他人联合创办了威尔顿斯坦基金会（1984年更名为威尔顿斯坦学院）；他曾发起多个享有国际声誉的展览，并曾编辑关于18世纪、19世纪、20世纪艺术家的完整图录。他是世界范围内印象派研究领域的权威，曾经出版关于高更、马奈、莫奈的作品图录。

弗朗索瓦兹·巴尔伯·嘎尔，曾在索邦大学（Sorbonne）和卢浮宫学院（Ecole du Louvre）学习历史和艺术，随后在后者任教。与此同时，她还管理“如何欣赏画作协会（CORETA,Comment Regarder un Tableau, www.coreta.org）”，举行多场讲座。她定期参加管理专业的研讨会，分享她在图像分析、广告和市场营销方面的经验。公司日程出版社（Editions del’Agence de l’Empresa）出版了一本她的文章集锦——《目光》（La Mirada ）、（塞维利亚，2000年）。她还曾就雕塑家汤姆·卡尔（Tom Carr）撰写过多篇论文（《回声与汇聚》（Echos et convergences ），塞雷现代艺术博物馆（musée d’Art moderne de Céret），2002年《对照》（V...(展开全部)

除了透纳以外，或许再也没有人能够像莫奈一样，巧妙地透过画布和画笔，生动地捕捉光影印象的纷呈变化。莫奈重新创造了色彩运用的可能性，这可能归功于他早期对于日本绘画的兴趣、他在阿尔及利亚服兵役的时光、或者他在1800年代晚期和许多知名画家的互动。无论如何，莫奈的画作永远地改变了我们观看自然世界的方式。在这本传记性的著作中，将客观地描述这位伟大画家的生平事迹，并收录许多关于莫奈画作的精美细节和精采评论。 本书的作者是Daniel Wildenstein，他是一位艺术历史学家，同时也是法国巴黎Académie des Beaux-Arts的成员之一。他曾负责编辑许多国际艺术期刊，同时也协助推动和策划了许多国际知名的艺术展览。他是研究印象主义的国际权威，曾为高更、马奈和莫奈等印象派画家编辑专书。