Showing Weekends With the Impressionists: A Collection from the National Gallery of Art, Washington by Carla Brenner

Weekends with the Impressionists As their antidote to the pressures of the turn-of-the-century world, the impressionists left a celebrated and adored legacy of paintings depicting flowers, gardens, afternoon walks, and summer evenings. From Monet and Renoir to Cassatt and Manet, this unparalleled series of visual idylls and literary vignettes is the ideal impressionist memento. 40 color illustrations. Full description