"Americans in Paris 1850-1910" represents the profound French influence - both in style and subject - on American painters following the Civil War. While wealthy Americans collected French art, American artists traveled to France to study, either at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts or at one of the independent academies or studios. Paris proved immensely appealing as a locale in which artists were supported and valued, cultural life was rich, the surrounding countryside inspiring, and the cost of living relatively low. The landscapes and human figures favored by French painters offered a nostalgic appeal that American artists translated into a national vernacular. With beautiful colour plates of some of the most influential artists from America and France - among them, James McNeill Whistler, Kenyon Cox, Mary Cassatt, Camille Cordot, and Honore Daumier - and informative essays describing biographical, historical, and stylistic influences, this volume brings to life a pivotal and creatively vibrant moment in art history.
- ISBN10 0911919007
- ISBN13 9780911919004
- Publish Date 1 September 2003
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 July 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Oklahoma City Museum of Art
- Format Paperback
- Pages 130
- Language English