Impressionism A comprehensive study of one of the most popular art movements.James H Rubin Brings together the most recent research on the most popular and accessible of all art movements Strikes a balance between a chronological narrative and the exploration of the work of individual artists Makes accessible the philosophical, political and social background to Impressionism As well as the acknowledged masters, includes lesser-known but important Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Gustave Caillebotte James H Rubin is Professor of Art History at Stony Brook, State University of New York, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manets Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets, and, in the Art & Ideas series, Courbet.