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On 15 April 1874, a sensational exhibition sparked outrage in Paris. Thirty artists branded the Indépendantes had allied against the Paris Salon, the capital’s official art show. With their loosely painted ‘impressions’ of modern life, their canvases flouted the conservative standards enforced by the Académie. To crown it all, among the rebels was a woman. The exhibition divided the Paris art world—and changed history.
Nearly 150 years later, the Impressionists still hold audiences enthralled. But while the men have become house-hold names, the women have been side-lined. Yet their tale is even more thrilling. In espousing Impressionism, they didn’t just subvert artistic conventions; they contested social norms. They were the spearheads within the group, financing exhibitions, mediating rifts, and pioneering new techniques. All the while, in private, each woman wrestled with her own doubts and fears.
A Way of Seeing is an unprecedented portrait of the four most prominent female Impressionists: Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt, Eva Gonzalès and Marie Bracquemond. Chronicling the creativity and passions of this revolutionary quartet, A Way of Seeing traces the women’s journey along the perilous path of the male-dominated 19th-century Paris art world. From the prejudice encountered, to the cost of pursuing a career at a time when ‘nice girls’ were expected solely to reproduce and keep house – A Way of Seeing offers a revelatory perspective on the movement that changed the course of art history.
Filled with rigorous research and vivid prose, A Way of Seeing interweaves these, interconnecting stories into a dramatic tale constellated by famous artistic faces, including Monet, Manet, Renoir, and Degas, as well as fresh perspectives. Morisot, Cassatt, Gonzalès and Bracquemond were far more than just women painters; together, they emerge as powerful feminine icons and a dynamic force behind the Impressionist movement.
Product Details
Writer: Hewitt, Catherine
Release Date: 2027-05-11
FOC Date: 2027-04-06
Page Count: 416
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SKU: 9798897103058
Barcode: 9798897103058
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