Philip Nord is Professor of History at Princeton University

'Written in a lively and accessible style, this deceptively slim book is packed with information and provides and excellent introduction to Impressionism in its historic and political context.' - Frances Fowle, The Art Book, September 2001

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Under the Empire: the origins of the new painting; Chapter 2 The coming of the Republic; Chapter 3 The crisis of impressionism;

Philip Nord is Professor of History at Princeton University

'Written in a lively and accessible style, this deceptively slim book is packed with information and provides and excellent introduction to Impressionism in its historic and political context.' - Frances Fowle, The Art Book, September 2001

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Under the Empire: the origins of the new painting; Chapter 2 The coming of the Republic; Chapter 3 The crisis of impressionism;

Philip Nord is Professor of History at Princeton University

'Written in a lively and accessible style, this deceptively slim book is packed with information and provides and excellent introduction to Impressionism in its historic and political context.' - Frances Fowle, The Art Book, September 2001

• Introduction; Chapter 1 Under the Empire: the origins of the new painting; Chapter 2 The coming of the Republic; Chapter 3 The crisis of impressionism;