JAMES H. RUBIN

Nadar (Gaspard-Félix Tournachon, 1820–1910) was the most influential photographer of his generation, often cited as the first to raise the medium to the level of art. He is perhaps most famous for his series of outstanding portraits made between the mid-1850s and the 1870s, in which he created a lasting and affecting image of the French cultural élite. His concentration on faces and his Romantic glorification of the individual were crucial elements in his successful style.

Impressionism A comprehensive study of one of the most popular art movements.James H Rubin Brings together the most recent research on the most popular and accessible of all art movements Strikes a balance between a chronological narrative and the exploration of the work of individual artists Makes accessible the philosophical, political and social background to Impressionism As well as the acknowledged masters, includes lesser-known but important Impressionists such as Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and Gustave Caillebotte James H Rubin is Professor of Art History at Stony Brook, State University of New York, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manet's Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets, and, in the Art & Ideas series, Courbet.

Courbet The entire range of Courbet's work, from landscapes to erotic nudes. Gustave Courbet's (1819-77) unconventional paintings of real people in everyday scenes came to embody values with radical implication Addresses the entire range of his work, including landscapes, portraits and erotic nudes Combines a clear reading of the paintings with a discussion of the personal, political and social framework in which they were created Written by an acknowledged scholar of 19th-century French art James Rubin is Professor of Art History at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, and also teaches at the Cooper Union in New York City. His books include Impressionism in the Art & Ideas series, Realism and Social Vision in Courbet and Proudhon and Manet's Silence and the Poetics of Bouquets.