Impressionist Camera

Pictorial Photography in Europe, 1888-1918

This is the first comprehensive exhibition of European Pictorial photography from the great photography collections of Europe, features more than 140 exquisite works seldom seen in the United States. The exhibition travels to the Saint Louis Art Museum, its only American venue, from the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes in France.

The Exhibition Schedule

  • Rennes / France
    Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes

    Oct 10, 2005 - Jan 15, 2006

  • Saint Louis MO / USA
    Saint Louis Art Museum

    Feb 19, 2006 - May 14, 2006

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  • Impressionist Camera - Pictorial Photography in Europe, 1888-1918

    Merrill, 2006, ISBN 1858943310

    From its earliest days, photography could not escape the pictorial traditions that had gone before it. This book, the first comprehensive study of Pictorialism in Europe, analyses the remarkable diversity of approaches taken by photographers across the continent whose practice was infused with contemporary debate about photography's relationship to art. Written by an international team of art and photography historians, Impressionist Camera examines the ways in which practitioners realized their pictorial vision, from the re-creation of Academic painting in photography to the use of soft focus to lend images an impressionistic quality. Also explored are the cross-currents with photography in America — where Pictorialism went on to flourish — including the seminal work of Alfred Stieglitz.

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