Tate Introductions: Impressionists

Part of the Tate Introductions series, this book offers a concise and engaging account of some of the best-known and best-loved Impressionists’ lives, works and the ongoing debates concerning their significance. In the 1870s France was devastated by the Franco- Prussian war, and violent insurrection in Paris drove numerous Impressionist artists to seek refuge in England. Their experiences in London and the friendships they developed not only in