ISBN：9780500294369  
书名：Impressionism (Art Essentials) / 印象派（艺术要点） 

作者：Ralph Skea 

出版：Thames and Hudson Ltd，2019年 

装帧：平装，176页 

语种：英文 

尺寸：21 × 14 cm

内容提要：

本书介绍了印象派运动的起源、历史及重要的印象派艺术家、作品，在技法和美学原则上对比了印象派与学院派的差异，以及印象派的持久影响。当印象派油画在1874年首次展出时，这些画作看起来像未完成，缺乏传统的构图元素，具有挑衅性，令人不安。批评家、艺术家和参观者都对展出的非正统画作感到震惊。这种新方法的倡导者几乎拒绝了当时在法国流行的所有既定的油画原则和实践。书中探索了印象派画家在绘画时挖掘自身的感官感受，创造出独特的“印象”。

It is often forgotten just how provocative Impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. The advocates of the new style rejected the established principles of art prevalent at that time in France.

Daringly using colour and rapid brushstrokes, the Impressionists worked out of doors, creating paintings that captured the transient effects of light and feeling. Ralph Skea shows how Impressionist artists transformed everyday subject matter, and traces the movement from its origins in France to its spread to America and Australia.

Impressionism’s initial shock factor gradually gave way to widespread acceptance and popularity. Its profound impact on modern art cannot be overestimated.