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Book DescriptionJames McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), the American-born artist who spent much of his working life in London, played a crucial role in the development of 20th-century modernism. His art was profoundly influenced by the written word, especially the writings of Baudelaire, Swinburne, Mallarme, and Edgar Allan Poe. This book examines literary and other aspects of Whistler's modernity, discusses his relationship with English and French painting, and sheds new light on his famous libel trialwith art critic John Ruskin.

Book DescriptionContinuously in print for more than 20 years, Abrams' Masters of Art series has always been known for its exceptional quality and value. Now these classic volumes devoted to the lives and works of the world's great painters have been newly redesigned and released in paperback for the first time. The comprehensive texts, written by distinguished art historians, provide incisive and informative portraits of the artists and perceptive commentaries on their works and achievements. Each book features 40 full-page, full-color plates accompanied by commentary on the facing page. Numerous black-and-white illustrations supplement the text.

Book DescriptionFrench painter Claude Monet (1840-1926) is regarded as the archetypal impressionist in his unwavering devotion to the movement. This large-format, sumptuously illustrated Spanish-language entry in the Big Art series covers the full range of his work, from the early landscapes to such enduring masterpieces as the Water Lilies series. Commentary covers every aspect of the life and work of the man whose 1872 painting Impression: Sunrise gave the movement its name.

Book DescriptionDuring each historical period, a new definition of female beauty unravels itself, although women remain eternally women with traits and seductions. Patrick Bade decrypts with simplicity these beauties of the past. Through this voyage among the artists work, one finds women who express their emotions and tell us with a cunning sensuality, "we were made of flesh and blood, we have given and received love."

Book DescriptionThis panoramic postcard book contains 30 beautifully produced postcards of Impressionism?s most distinctive paintings, pastels, and watercolors, drawn from the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Book DescriptionThis selection of paintings and drawings from the Fitzwilliam Museum includes works by French Impressionist painters: Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, Renoir, Gauguin, Seurat, Boudin, Cezanne, Signac and Degas. While some are acknowledged masterpieces, others are reproduced here for the first time. The introduction provides an account of the development of "Impressionism" and explains how these works came to be in Cambridge collections in the context of the growing popularity of Impressionist paintings in Britain.

Book DescriptionContinuously in print for more than 20 years, Abrams' Masters of Art series has always been known for its exceptional quality and value. Now these classic volumes devoted to the lives and works of the world's great painters have been newly redesigned and released in paperback for the first time. The comprehensive texts, written by distinguished art historians, provide incisive and informative portraits of the artists and perceptive commentaries on their works and achievements. Each book features 40 full-page, full-color plates accompanied by commentary on the facing page. Numerous black-and-white illustrations supplement the text.

Book Description This title is one in a series presenting four masterpieces by four immortal French impressionist painters. Each miniature book faithfully reproduces its title painting on the front cover, and is packaged in a handsome slipcase that doubles as a picture frame. The frame can stand up on a desk or tabletop or be hung on the wall to display the book cover’s striking painting. Each book’s interior discusses its title painting, describing the artist’s approach to his work, analyzing the picture’s fine points, and showing close-up details from the painting. A final two-page spread presents a timeline capsule biography that lists significant events in the painter’s life. Monet—Woman with a Parasol, shows and discusses Claude Monet’s techniques as he captures his subject dramatically from a low-angle perspective. This beautiful painting, which dates from 1875, hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.