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From its earliest days, photography could not escape the pictorial traditions that had gone before it. This book, the first comprehensive study of Pictorialism in Europe, analyses the remarkable diversity of approaches taken by photographers across the Continent whose practice was infused with contemporary debate about photography’s relationship to art. Written by an international team of art and photography historians, Impressionist Camera examines the ways in which practitioners realized their pictorial vision, from the re-creation of Academic painting in photography to the use of soft focus to lend images an impressionistic quality. Also explored are the cross-currents with photography in America – where Pictorialism went on to flourish – including the seminal work of Alfred Stieglitz.
AUTHOR:
Patrick Daum is Curator of Graphic Art collections at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, France.
Francis Ribemont is Director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, France.
SELLING POINTS:
The first book to deal comprehensively with European Pictorialism, one of the major movements in the history of photography
Stunningly illustrated throughout with photographs from some of the most important collections worldwide
An essential reference for anyone interested in the development of photography and photographic techniques
220 illustrations
ISBN: 9781858943312
Author: DAUM & RIBEMONT
Format: Hardcover
RRP: $90.00
Pages: 352
Dimension: 273mm X 241mm