Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: Impressionist techniques; tradition and innovation; painting in the open air; the painter's studio; colourmen; canvases and primings for Impressionist paintings; Impressionism and the modern palette; Impressionist paint media; 19th century colour theory; Impressionist use of colour; the paint layers and surface of Impressionist paintings; the appearance, condition and framing of Impressionist paintings; dealers, galleries, and the exhibition of pictures. Part 2 The catalogue: the artisits' palettes; biographies of the artists.