Research Catalog

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Description

1. viii, 356 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps; 24 cm

Summary

1. "Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporaries, today astonishing sums are paid for their paintings. Their dazzling works are familiar to even the most casual art lovers--but how well does the world know the Impressionists as people? Sue Roe's colorful, lively, poignant, and superbly researched biography, The Private Lives of the Impressionists, follows an extraordinary group of artists into their Paris studios, down the rural lanes of Montmartre, and into the rowdy riverside bars of a city undergoing monumental change. Vivid and unforgettable, it casts a brilliant, revealing light on this unparalleled society of genius colleagues who lived and worked together for twenty years and transformed the art world forever with their breathtaking depictions of ordinary life."--Publisher's website.
2. A group portrait of the Impressionist artists traces how the movement's early leaders met in the studios of Paris and lived and worked together closely for several years, supporting one another through a series of emotional and financial difficulties.

Subject

1. Painters > France > History > 19th century > Biography
2. Impressionist artists > France > Biography
3. Impressionism (Art) > France

Genre/Form

1. Biographies.
2. History.

Contents

1. Maps: Paris in the Nineteenth Century -- Les Banlieues -- Prologue -- Part 1 The Birth of Impressionism -- Part 2 War -- Part 3 Formations -- Part 4 Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette -- Part 5 The Atmosphere of the Boulevard -- Part 6 Divisions -- Part 7 Final Years -- Epilogue -- Endnote: The Impressionist Market.

Call number

1. JQE 07-140

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index.

Author

1. Roe, Sue, author.

Title

1. The private lives of the impressionists / Sue Roe.

Imprint

1. New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2006.

Edition

1. 1st U.S. ed.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-322) and index.

Connect to:

1. Contributor biographical information
2. Publisher description

Chronological term

1. 1800-1899

LCCN

1. 2006043621

Other standard identifier

1. 9780060545581

ISBN

1. 9780060545581
2. 0060545585

Research call number

1. JQE 07-140