Paperback. Pages: 288 Publisher: National Gallery Illustrated throughout with colour plates. takes an in depth look at the American artists who flocked to Paris in the late 1800's to show their work at the annual Paris Salon and watch the unfolding of Impref a uniqssionism with great fascination. It notes this period as pivotal in the emergence of a uniquely American style of painting. More than 100 exhibited paintings are discussed in this well researched book.