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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In the fascinating Great artist series, we investigate some of the best artists in history - examining their influence, style and what exactly made them so unique. In this double package we examine two giant figures of the impressionist movement; Monet, founder of the French movement and landscape painter who captured the essence of light in the beauty of his famed garden, and Manet, pivotal figure in the transition from realism to impressionism,...
Author
Publisher
Tiger Books International
Pub. Date
1997
Language
English
Description
Matisse quickly moved over some six decades from the dotted brushwork of Neo-Impressionism to the bold expressions of Fauvism, then left Fauvism behind for a monumental decorative style characterized by simplified color and design.
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bestselling author Susan Vreeland returns with a vivid exploration of one of the most beloved paintings in the world, Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party.
Instantly recognizable, Auguste Renoir’s masterpiece depicts a gathering of his friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine near Paris. An art collector, an Italian journalist, a war hero, a wealthy painter, a celebrated actress, and...
Instantly recognizable, Auguste Renoir’s masterpiece depicts a gathering of his friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine near Paris. An art collector, an Italian journalist, a war hero, a wealthy painter, a celebrated actress, and...
8) Claude Monet
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Claude Monet. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A richly told biography of Suzanne Valadon, the illegitimate daughter of a provincial linen maid who became famous as a model for the Impressionists and later as a painter in her own right. Catherine Hewitt tells the remarkable tale of an ambitious, headstrong woman fighting to find a professional voice in a male-dominated world.
12) Paul Cezanne
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature.
15) Paul Cézanne
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Paul Cézanne. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899) led a highly nontraditional life, especially for a woman in the nineteenth century. She kept lions as pets, was awarded the Legion of Honor by Empress Eugénie, and befriended "Buffalo Bill" Cody. She became a painter at a time when women were often only reluctantly educated as artists. Her unconventional artistic work habits, including visiting slaughterhouses to sketch animal anatomy and wearing mens...
19) Paul Gauguin
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the French painter Paul Gauguin. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
20) Paul Gauguin
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly describes the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist known for his paintings of the South Pacific.
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