The treasures of the impressionists

Few artistic groups have had such an impact on art in the last 200 years as the Impressionists; their work has become recognized the world over. Containing more than 145 of their greatest masterpieces, as well as some 40 further illustrations of inspirational and supplementary works, The Treasures of the Impressionists tells the story of the men and women who led the way with their choice of new subjects and new techniques.

The Treasures of the Impressionists describes their successes and failures and offers an insight into the way these artists worked through the addition of almost 30 rare, removable items, including:

• Sketchbook extracts from Manet, Sisley and Cézanne
• Drawings by Degas, Pissarro and Renoir
• Sketches by Monet, including a preparatory drawing of the world-renowned water lilies
• Charles Baudelaire's article in Le Figaro about the modern artist

Book's contents include:

• Impressions of Paris
• Monet and Renoir at La Grenouillère
• French Landscape Painting in the 1870s
• Impressionist Imagery of the Suburbs
• Pissarro and Cézanne at Pontoise
• The First Impressionist Exhibition
• Degas and the Ballet
• Women Impressionists
• Salon Success and Group Shows
• Degas's Nudes
• Monet's Series Paintings
• Renoir's Bathers
• Later Impressionism and the Question of Style
• Impressionist Sculpture
• Impressionism and Post-Impressionism
• Cézanne's Late Works
• Monet's Water Lilies and L'Art Décoratif
• After Impressionism