Description:
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year
"[Reveals] how the brilliance of Impressionism emerged from a backdrop of tragedy and violence." --Ross King, author of Mad Enchantment
The Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic's gripping account of the "Terrible Year" in Paris and its monumental impact on the rise of Impressionism.
Brief description: Sebastian Smee is a Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic at the Washington Post and the author of The Art of Rivalry. Formerly the chief art critic at the Boston Globe and national art critic for the Australian, he lives in Boston.
Review Quotes: A precise, engrossing account of the artistic and military environment that preceded the emergence of the Impressionist movement.--Cory Oldweiler "Minnesota Star Tribune"