AMERICAN LIGHT- THE LUMINIST MOVEMENT (1850-1875)
by (American Art). Wilmerding, John
Washington., National Gallery of Art., 1980. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1980. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Very Good. 4to oblong. 330 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 23 x 28 cm. With contributions by Lisa Fellows Andrus, et al. Near-fine. Tight, clean copy. Wraps lightly rubbed. American "luminist" paintings, to be distinguished from European Impressionism, are notable for a having a certain structure and a prevailing tone governing each picture. In her essay, Novak writes, "that there are few pure luminist artists. But there are pure (truncated)