Impressionist & Post-Impressionist Art

The following resources will help you research Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Art.

 Print Resources (on reserve cart) 

  Art: A World History: (OS 709 ART)
From cave paintings to computer art, classical temples to postmodern office buildings, Art: A World History is an up-to-the-minute, in-depth guide to the world's art and architecture. Each of the chapters presents a comprehensive account of a particular period of world art with detailed timelines as visual reference guides
     
Sister Wendy's Impressionist Masterpieces (759.05 BEC)
Claude Monet. Georges Seurat. Mary Cassatt. These are just some of the spectacular Impressionist painters whose work is examined in Sister Wendy's Impressionist Masterpieces. In this captivating volume, the host of the popular PBS art series chooses the best of the best, offering her own keen insight into what makes 19th-century Impressionism the best-loved art movement today.
 

   

Impressionism (759.4 W)
Discover why the Impressionists were condemned by art critics of the day, and how they changed the course of Western art. Superb, full-color reproductions of famous paintings combine with expert analysis to make this book a compelling look at the Impressionists.
 

 

 Online Databases

  Discovering Collection
Covers all core subject areas, providing reference, primary sources, creative works and video and audio clips and more.

Student Resource Center - Gold
This comprehensive resource covers a wide range of subject areas in a variety of formats: Reference, Journals, Creative Works, Primary Sources, News and more.

 

 Internet Sites

Art Archive - Impressionism: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/impressionism.html

Art Archive - Post-Impressionism: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/post_impressionism.html

Art.com - Impressionist Gallery: http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/Id--24935/posters.htm?IsSearch=Y&SearchString=impressionism&ui=709B3D26EFF84D369B16E73B3C911382

Art Cyclopedia: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/

Cleveland Museum of Art - Impressionism and Post-Impressionism: http://www.clevelandart.org/educatn/trc-news/slidepac/sample.html

Global Gallery: http://www.globalgallery.com/

National Gallery of Art - Impressionism: http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/htsearch?method=and&format=Long&sort=score&words=impressionism&restrict=&exclude=

National Gallery of Art - Tour: Camille Pissarro, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg84/gg84-main1.html

Web Museum - Paris: Impressionism: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/theme/impressionnisme
 

 

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