Download or read book Impressionism written by Paul Smith and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This series considers artists and their work against the background of the social, political and historical world in which they worked, examining issues of race, class, gender and psychology. It covers the Western canon, and also extends to popular imagery and non-Western traditions. This title looks at Impressionism.