This amazing set of hardcover books is from The Irvine Museum. The books are from the California art of the Impressionist period. It includes the following:

• California, This Golden Land of Promise


• Impressions of California


• Romance of the Bells


• Selections from the Irvine Museum


• Franz Bischoff: The Life and Art of an American Master


• Impressions of California (DVD)

For anyone who appreciates art, or California history, this collection is for you!

Much of what originally made California a "Golden Land" was directly linked to the environment, especially the land and water that nurtured and sustained a rare quality of life. Over a hundred years ago, the splendor of nature fascinated artists and compelled them to paint beautiful paintings. As we view these rare and remarkable paintings, we are returned, all too briefly, to a time long ago when the land and its bounty were open and almost limitless. Today, with the renaissance of the glorification of nature in art, that spirit is motivating enlightened people in the same way it energized artists of the past. The common bond is the deep reverence for nature and the common goal is to preserve our environment, and no statement is more eloquent than the silent testament of these magnificent paintings. Each generation, in its turn, is the steward of the land, water and air. Our time is now.