One of three chronologically arranged catalogues that document the Metropolitan Museum's outstanding collection of American paintings.

"This project is the first comprehensive study of a phenomenon that not only dominated the American arts of the 1870s and 1880s, but also helped set the course of such later developments in the United States as the Arts and Crafts movement, the indigenous interpretation of Art Nouveau, and even the rise of modernism. In fact, the early history of the Metropolitan--its founding, its sponsorship of a school of industrial design, and its display of decorative works--is inextricably tied to the Aesthetic movement and its educational goals. "In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement" comprised some 175 objects including furniture, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, painting, and sculpture. Some of these had rarely been displayed; others, although familiar, were being shown in new and even startling contexts. The exhibition and catalogue are arranged thematically to illustrate both the major styles of a visually rich movement and the ideas that generated its diversity"--From publisher's description.

An examination of the continuities and differences between American Impressionism and Realism. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

A catalogue and art-historical overview of pastel painting in America from 1880 to 1930.

Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919) was one of the first and most distinguished of the American impressionist painters, but by the middle of this century his artistic accomplishments had been all but forgotten. In this book, the author describes the artist's development and career in an effort to restore him to his rightful place within the context of his period. It contains a catalogue of the works in Weir's 1983 retrospective exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. (American Art Series.) Illustrated.