California Impressionism And Its Artists

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(above: William Wendt (1865-1946), Inyo County, 1926. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Here are way deep to deep dives, all sourced from our parent's Resource Library, a collection of articles and essays honoring the American experience through its art. Some of the following articles and essays also delve into other styles of painting.

(above: Franz A. Bischoff, Arroyo Seco Bridge, 1912.  Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

Way deep dives - essays written by these authors:

 

Art in California: 1880 to 1930 is a 2005 essay by Irvine Museum director Jean Stern that discusses California Impressionist Art, influenced by its roots in France and progressing to full bloom in California

 

In and Out of California: Travels of American Impressionists by Deborah Epstein Solon

 

Impressionism in California, 1890-1930 by Jean Stern

 

Impressionist Style in Perspective by Jean Stern

 

Landscape of Light: Impressionism in California by Jean Stern

 

 

The Metamorphosis of California Landscape Art by Rexford E. Brandt

 

The Land of Sunshine by William H. Gerdts

 

Bicoastal Artists of the 1870s by Ann Harlow

 

Early California Art by Sandy Hunter

 

California Art at the Oakland Museum by Paul Chadbourne Mills

 

 

75 Works, 75 Years, Collecting the Art of California: The Years 1918 - 1955; exhibition description by Nancy Moure  by Nancy Moure

 

The California Missions in Art - 1786 to 1890 by Norman Neuerburg

 

The Art Student League of Los Angeles: A Brief History by Will South

 

The California Missions in Art: 1890 to 1930 by Jean Stern

 

The Irvine Museum in Perspective by Jean Stern

 

 

Wow! That's a lot of heavy duty thoughts by these brilliant authors.

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