Hi Gabi - the most accessibly written text if you are fairly new to the subject is probably : Robert Herbert Impressionism : art, leisure and Parisian society Yale University Press, 1988 Also Charles Rearick Pleasures of the belle epoque : entertainment and festivity in turn of the century France Yale, 1985 & TJ Clark The Painting of Modern Life Thames & Hudson There also several good texts on the individual artists, which look in some detail at relevant images - it all depends on how much time you have and the scale of your project Good luck! > ---------- > From: Gadi Kaplan > Reply To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2000 11:21 am > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Impressionists > > Hi, > > I am a first year student and need information about the Parisian cafe' > and > how it was expressed through the eyes and works of Edgar Degas and Pierre > Auguste Renoir. > > If anyone can direct me to a relevant book or online website.... > > G.Kaplan. > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%