Impressionist Places

Impressionist paintings and their places, then and now. Where were Monet's famous "haystacks" located? Which position did he choose to paint the villas of Bordighera? Where was Alfred Sisley on the "Winter Morning" in 1874? And what does it look like there today? From 2016 onwards, photographer Christoph Irrgang traveled to the areas and places where Monet and other Impressionists painted. He researched and photographed the places where numerous works were created from the painters' perspective. The juxtaposition of the paintings with photographs from today reveal industrialization, modernization and urban development over the past 150 years, but also astonishing similarities. The photographs also provide a new and unique approach to the Impressionist paintings. You can see the authentic places that were in front of the painters more than a hundred years ago, and you can see the change that has happened since then. Photography and painting can be compared directly, and the interplay of eye and brush can be traced. However, the world-famous masterpieces also give their places a certain aura, and it is fascinating to see this magic flow into the reality of the present. The book is published on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, which has become one of the most dynamic, fascinating and important institutions for Impressionist art. AUTHORS: Ortrud Westheider is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany Michael Philipp is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany Daniel Zamani is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany SELLING POINTS: . PERFECT FOR lovers of impressionism and art history. . A UNIQUE PRESENTATION OF TIMELESS PAINTINGS: Offers side-by-side spreads of impressionist classics and contemporary photographs of their subject matter, illustrating transformed landscapes, and the interplay between eye and brush . FEATURED ARTISTS: Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Eugene Boudin, Henri Le Sidaner, among others 100 colour illustrations