painters

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
painters

If Monet painted a monster

Imagines how artists like Claude Monet, Ren? Magritte, Frida Kahlo, Edward Hopper, and others may have created a painting featuring monsters.
Cover image of If Monet painted a monster

Frida

Illustrations and simple text help chronicle the life of artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, discussing how she learned to paint, how painting saved her life, and why her paintings are so unique.
Cover image of Frida

Frida

viva la vida! = long live life!
Contains biographical poems about artist Frida Kahlo accompanied by images of her artwork. The text and images portray significant events in Kahlo's life including her two marriages to muralist Diego Rivera and the suffering she endured after being crippled in a bus accident.
Cover image of Frida

El Greco

Examines the life and work of Dom?nikos Theotok?poulos, the sixteenth-century artist who created his greatest works in Spain where he was known as "El Greco.".
Cover image of El Greco

El Greco

Examines the life and work of Dom?nikos Theotok?poulos, the sixteenth-century artist who created his greatest works in Spain where he was known as "El Greco.".

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

paintings that smile
Discusses the life and work of French impressionist painter Auguste Renoir; presented in the form of a child's school report.

Degas and the dance

the painter and the petits rats, perfecting their art
Explores the life and work of the nineteenth-century French artist who devoted most of his artwork to the subject of ballet.

Who was Norman Rockwell?

2019
Chronicles the life and career of artist Norman Rockwell who was inspired to create paintings that described the principles for universal rights, everyday American life and more.
Cover image of Who was Norman Rockwell?

Degas, painter of ballerinas

"Through Edgar Degas's beloved paintings, drawings, and sculptures, Susan Goldman Rubin conveys the wonder and excitement of the ballet world. Degas is one of the most celebrated painters of the impressionist movement, and his ballerina paintings are among the most favorite of his fans. In his artwork, Degas captures every moment, from the relentless hours of practice to the glamour of appearing on stage, revealing a dancer's journey from novice to prima ballerina. Observing young students, Degas drew their poses again and again, determined to achieve perfection"--Provided by the publisher.
Cover image of Degas, painter of ballerinas

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - painters