Presenting a wonderful overview of the 19th century Impressionist movement in art, this outstanding series features stunning on-location photography, original film footage, period photographs, and excerpts from diaries, letters, and newspaper reviews, as viewers are introduced to five of the key artists: Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir and Berthe Morisot. Opening with brief biographical sketches of the childhood of each of the artists, The Impressionists follows their careers and personal lives from first artistic training to their deaths. Noted art historians, curators, and authors explain the departure in technique and style from the rigid demands of the prevailing mid-19th century Paris Salon art to a freer form which focused on capturing real moments in time and the common man, as opposed to neo-classical larger-than-life mythical figures and grand themes. Offering up a feast of beautiful paintings, sketches, and gesture drawings (some rarely seen from private collections), this series does a terrific job of presenting the story of the Impressionists in a manner that is fascinating to the lay person, while also being instructional and engaging for art students as well. The identically priced DVD includes an interactive art gallery and artist timelines. Highly recommended. Editor's Choice. Aud: C, P. (L. Stevens)
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
(2001) 200 min. VHS: 4 videocassettes, $39.95; DVD: 2 discs, $39.95. A&E Home Video. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 0-7670-3791-X (vhs), 0-7670-3798-7 (dvd). Volume 16, Issue 6
The Impressionists: The Other French Revolution
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