A comprehensive survey of the Hermitage Museum's collection of French art from 1860 to 1950. This collection comprises paintings, sculptures and drawings by many significant artists of this period, as well as works by early Salon artists who were hig...

Contents: Series Editor's Preface Author's Preface Introduction 1670-1776 Beginnings 1776-1860 Art and the New Republic The Art of Recording America Europe and the Great Tradition The Identification of Art with America The Persistence of...