Situated in the heart of Paris, the Musée d’Orsay boasts one of the greatest collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art in the world, an assemblage of works renowned for its diversity and quality. Since its opening in 1986 in a spectacularly renovated train station, the museum has welcomed more than 50 million visitors to view masterpieces by Courbet, Renoir, Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Manet, Redon, Whistler, Gauguin, and other artists of the mid-19th century to the early 20th century. In this deluxe oversized volume, the Musée d’Orsay’s director, Serge Lemoine, and his team of curators and specialists examine the museum’s holdings and the history surrounding the works, ranging from the primacy of academic painting through the shock of Impressionism to the rise of Modern art. Included are Whistler’s Mother, Manet’s Balcony, Cézanne’s Apples and Oranges, Monet’s Blue Water Lilies, and Van Gogh’s Bedroom at Arles. With illustrations of masterpieces by some of the most celebrated artists, this is the definitive guide to paintings in one of the world’s most popular museums. The comprehensive scope of this book and the richness of its imagery make Paintings in the Musée d’Orsay an essential addition to the bookshelves of all lovers of Impressionism and of great art.

767 pages, 760 full-color plates, 9 3/4 in. x 11 5/8 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

Paintings in the Musée d'Orsay
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