{"product_id":"9781836430797-paris-in-ruins","title":"Paris in Ruins","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Siege, the Commune and the Birth of Impressionism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe untold story of the birth of Impressionism from the ashes of war\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer-winner Sebastian Smee relives the remarkable birth of Impressionism from the ashes of war\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Enjoyable. a fine portrait not only of impressionism but the society that made it possible' \u003cem\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eParis, January 1871 – the final, agonising days of the Franco-Prussian War. As the German army cements its advantage, shells rattle through the Left Bank. It is a bitterly cold winter; there is no fuel, no medicine, no food. The city’s poorer citizens have long turned to eating rats, cats and dogs. France has been brought to its knees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eÉdouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas are trapped in the besieged city. Renoir and Bazille have joined regiments outside of Paris, while Monet and Pissarro fled the country just in time. Out of the Siege and the Commune, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. A feeling for transience – reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things – would change art history forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the extraordinary account of the ‘Terrible Year’ in Paris and its monumental impact on the rise of Impressionism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Vigorous and enjoyable' \u003cem\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eSmee has a gimlet eye, a seductive style and a novelist’s feel for character and incident' \u003cem\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Detailed, lively and at times richly novelistic' \u003cem\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125741044086,"sku":"9781836430797","price":10.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34006773_6dbb2851-f67f-4c33-ad82-cb966015cb0c.jpg?v=1746075340","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836430797-paris-in-ruins","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}