Impressionism : Art, Leisure, and Parisian

Sumptuously illustrated with many of the most beautiful Impressionist images, this book presents provocative new interpretations of a wide range of famous masterpieces, showing how they were fully integrated into the social and cultural life of the times.

Acknowledgments

vii

(2)

List of Illustrations

ix

(4)

Preface

xiii

(3)

Chronology. Paris and the Impressionists

xvi

Chapter One. Paris Transformed

1

(32)

Paris Transformed

3

(9)

The End of Empire

12

(2)

Les Grands Boulevards

14

(6)

Gare Saint-Lazare

20

(8)

Manet's Modern Paris

28

(5)

Chapter Two. Impressionism and Naturalism

33

(26)

The Artist as Flaneur

33

(4)

Artifice and Caricature

37

(6)

The Artist as Investigator

43

(4)

The Artist as Observer of Domestic Manners

47

(3)

Degas's Objectivity: The Artist as Stranger

50

(9)

Chapter Three. Cafe and Cafe-Concert

59

(34)

Offenbach and Manet

60

(2)

Bohemians, Marginals, and Performers

62

(3)

Cafe and Brasserie

65

(7)

Brandy and Absinthe

72

(6)

Cafe-Concert and Music-Hall: Women who Serve

78

(3)

Cafe-Concert: Women who Perform

81

(6)

Cafe-Concert: Clients and Artists

87

(6)

Chapter Four. Theater, Opera, and Dance

93

(48)

Spectators

96

(7)

The Privileged View

103

(4)

Backstage with Halevy and Degas

107

(8)

Mothers and Daughters

115

(4)

Dance Masters and Manikins

119

(11)

Society Dances

130

(2)

Popular Dances

132

(9)

Chapter Five. Parks, Racetracks, and Gardens

141

(54)

The Bois de Boulogne

144

(8)

At the Racetrack

152

(18)

Luncheons on the Grass

170

(7)

Flowers and Fashion

177

(9)

Renoir's Gardens

186

(9)

Chapter Six. Suburban Leisure

195

(70)

Railroads and Leisure

196

(2)

From Village to Suburb: Asnieres

198

(4)

Bougival

202

(8)

The Grenouillere

210

(9)

Artists' Trains and Bridges

219

(10)

Sailing at Argenteuil

229

(17)

Rowing and Dining at Chatou

246

(8)

Artists' Gardens

254

(11)

Chapter Seven. At the Seaside

265

(38)

From Paris to the English Channel

268

(2)

Artists and Entrepreneurs

270

(4)

Manet at the Seashore

274

(6)

Morisot's Vacationers

280

(4)

Monet at Sainte-Adresse

284

(9)

Monet at Trouville

293

(6)

Epilogue: Monet at Pourville and Etretat

299

(4)

Conclusion. Impressionism, Leisure, and Modern Society

303

(4)

Notes

307

(7)

Bibliography

314

(6)

Index

320

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