This hardcover book features California art of the Impressionist period, titled Impressions of California: Early Currents in Art 1850-1930.  Wrapped in clear, plastic covering for protection, this beautiful book is a nice addition to your library, office or as a gift.  

Published in 1996.  This is the companion volume to the PBS documentary video series of the same name, produced by Paul Bockhorst. An overview of 80 years of art in California, including discussion of works by the Tonalists and Barbizon landscape painters of the mid-19th century, through the Impressionists period and into the Modernist and Progressive styles of the early twentieth century. Features essays by Susan Anderson, Harvey L. Jones. Nancy Moure, Martin E. Petersen, and Jean Stern, with biographies of 45 artists, by Janet Blake. 200 pages, 9 x 10 1/2 inches, 109 color plates and 18 black and white photographs.