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Tables of Contents for Impressionism
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
vii
2
List of Illustrations
ix
4
Preface
xiii
3
Chronology. Paris and the Impressionists
xvi
Chapter One. Paris Transformed
1
32
Paris Transformed
3
9
The End of Empire
12
2
Les Grands Boulevards
14
6
Gare Saint-Lazare
20
8
Manet's Modern Paris
28
5
Chapter Two. Impressionism and Naturalism
33
26
The Artist as Flaneur
33
4
Artifice and Caricature
37
6
The Artist as Investigator
43
4
The Artist as Observer of Domestic Manners
47
3
Degas's Objectivity: The Artist as Stranger
50
9
Chapter Three. Cafe and Cafe-Concert
59
34
Offenbach and Manet
60
2
Bohemians, Marginals, and Performers
62
3
Cafe and Brasserie
65
7
Brandy and Absinthe
72
6
Cafe-Concert and Music-Hall: Women who Serve
78
3
Cafe-Concert: Women who Perform
81
6
Cafe-Concert: Clients and Artists
87
6
Chapter Four. Theater, Opera, and Dance
93
48
Spectators
96
7
The Privileged View
103
4
Backstage with Halevy and Degas
107
8
Mothers and Daughters
115
4
Dance Masters and Manikins
119
11
Society Dances
130
2
Popular Dances
132
9
Chapter Five. Parks, Racetracks, and Gardens
141
54
The Bois de Boulogne
144
8
At the Racetrack
152
18
Luncheons on the Grass
170
7
Flowers and Fashion
177
9
Renoir's Gardens
186
9
Chapter Six. Suburban Leisure
195
70
Railroads and Leisure
196
2
From Village to Suburb: Asnieres
198
4
Bougival
202
8
The Grenouillere
210
9
Artists' Trains and Bridges
219
10
Sailing at Argenteuil
229
17
Rowing and Dining at Chatou
246
8
Artists' Gardens
254
11
Chapter Seven. At the Seaside
265
38
From Paris to the English Channel
268
2
Artists and Entrepreneurs
270
4
Manet at the Seashore
274
6
Morisot's Vacationers
280
4
Monet at Sainte-Adresse
284
9
Monet at Trouville
293
6
Epilogue: Monet at Pourville and Etretat
299
4
Conclusion. Impressionism, Leisure, and Modern Society
303
4
Notes
307
7
Bibliography
314
6
Index
320