This elegantly illustrated hardcover volume, published by Viscount Books in 1987, provides a vivid historical and critical survey of the Impressionist movement. Author Denis Thomas, a respected art critic and journalist, traces the revolutionary shift in 19th-century European art through the works of masters like Monet, Renoir, Manet, and Pissarro. The book features a stunning frontispiece of Renoir's The Umbrellas and is filled with high-quality color plates and insightful commentary on the "Shock of the New" that defined the era. This copy is in very good condition, protected by a well-preserved dust jacket showing only minimal shelf wear; the internal pages are clean, bright, and free of inscriptions, with a firm and secure binding.