french painting

Profiles fifty significant Impressionist paintings by such artists as Auguste Renoir and ?douard Manet, discussing the artists and the works' subjects, styles, and reception.

Analyzes the works of the French artist Pierre Bonnard and discusses how his paintings relate to specific events in his life; includes biographical information, photographs, and illustrations.

Lin Arison blends memoir, travelogue, art history, and biography in an account of her journey throughout France with her teenage granddaughter in the summer of 2000, during which they rediscovered the impressionists, and made connections between the close-knit group of artists and their own lives. Includes photographs by Neil Folberg.

Examines the life and art of nineteenth-century French painter Paul C?zanne, presenting and describing many of his works.

Text and color illustrations chronicle the life and career of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French artist Henri Matisse.

Chronicles the life of French painter Gustave Courbet and discusses how his work reflects his ideas about the world around him.

Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French artist Eugene Delacroix, whose experiments with color and scenes of action led to Impressionism and other modern art styles.

Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Paul C?ezanne and includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.

Illuminates Pissarro's process of painting, his receptiveness to new ideas and methods, and how he worked together with his colleagues.