painting, french

On t.p.: An exhibition organized by The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco with the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

During the Impressionism era, a young ballet dancer races around Paris searching for Monsieur Degas, who accidentally took her bag--and the tutu she needs for the recital in which she is to perform that night. Includes reproductions of paintings by French Impressionist artists.

Explores the life and art of nineteenth-century French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and features a portfolio of over 120 color illustrations.

Describes the life and work of the twentieth-century French painter, Camille Pissarro.

Presents a discussion of Impressionist paintings in which the artists have included pets, and considers what the practice reveals about art, artists, and the society of the era. Includes color and black-and-white reproductions.

Full-color reproductions of paintings and text provide an introduction to the life, style, and techniques of French Impressionist artist Claude Monet.

Stimulates appreciation of Delaunay's work by means of visual games involving his paintings of the Eiffel Tower. Includes puzzles, things to draw, and trick pages to manipulate.

Les Fauves (the wild beasts) was the nickname given in 1905 to a group of painters led by Henri Hatisse. Their paintings are among the most popular of our time. The artists, their work, their relationships, their achievements and the critical and commericial response to their work are discussed in this book.