Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne Mike Venezia Describes the life and work of the French Post-Impressionist artist, who tried new ideas in painting to express his love of nature. OL106329W
Claude Monet Claude Monet Susie Hodge Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Claude Monet. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events. OL15835334W
Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso John Beardsley Examines the life and work of Picasso, discussing how and why his art looks the way it does and how it relates to the artist. OL15838944W
The age of French impressionism The age of French impressionism Art Institute of Chicago. This volume highlights more than 100 of the Art Institute of Chicago's masterpieces, from the bold works of Édouard Manet, an important figure in the transition from Realism to Impressionism, to Clau… OL15994380W
Henri Matisse Henri Matisse Jude Welton Discusses the life and career of this French artist, describing and giving examples of his work. OL16047566W
Parler à l'âme et au coeur Parler à l'âme et au coeur Xavier Salmon On connaît aujourd'hui assez peu Marie Leszczynska. L'épouse de Louis XV s'est effacée aux yeux de l'Histoire devant Madame de Pompadour et Madame Du Barry, les deux maîtresses les plus célèbres du s… OL16345320W
Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau Gotz Adriani,Gorz Adriani "Henri Rousseau, called 'Le Douanier' because of his early career with the French customs service, is one of the most important, fascinating and least studied of late nineteenth-century artists. His … OL18477845W
Géricault Géricault Théodore Géricault 189 p. 26 cm OL2099318W
The impressionists The impressionists David Spence Discusses the nineteenth-century French art movement known as Impressionism, focusing on the works of Monet, Renoir, Degas, and Cezanne. OL21806173W
Orientalist Aesthetics Orientalist Aesthetics Roger Benjamin "Roger Benjamin, drawing on a decade's research in untapped archives, introduced many paintings, posters, miniatures, and panoramas and discovers an art movement closely bound to French colonial expa… OL2182359W
Esprit es-tu là? Les peintres et les voix de l'au-delà Esprit es-tu là? Les peintres et les voix de l'au-delà Savine Faupin Cet ouvrage révèle l'oeuvre d'une sélection d'artistes spirites autour de trois figures principales de la fin du XIXe siècle et du début du XXe siècle : Augustin Lesage, Victor Simon et Fleury-Joseph… OL32338929W
Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne Connolly, Sean Introduces the life and work of Paul Cezanne, discussing his early years, life in Paris, and development as a painter. OL443539W
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Ernest Lloyd Raboff A brief biographical sketch of the nineteenth-century artist accompanies examples and discussions of his works. OL4970539W
Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau Ernest Lloyd Raboff A brief biography of this French artist accompanies color reproductions and analyses of fifteen of his paintings. OL4970548W
Henri Matisse, 1869-1954 Henri Matisse, 1869-1954 Volkmar Essers disability matisse OL6248043W
Cézanne Cézanne Andre . Leclerc This book presents the life and works of the artist Paul Cézanne within the cultural, social, and political context of his time. One part is devoted to the life and works of the artist, the second pa… OL755883W
The Joy of Life The Joy of Life Margaret Werth "The Joy of Life investigates the significance of the idyllic in French painting from the early 1890s to World War I, considering a fascinating series of pastoral, mythic, and utopian landscapes. Res… OL8303656W
La peinture française au XVIIIe siècle La peinture française au XVIIIe siècle Dominique Jarrassé 207 p. : 30 cm OL9213828W