Monet's Trees: Paintings and Drawings by Claude Monet - Couverture rigide

Skea, Ralph

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0500239401 ISBN 13 : 9780500239407

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Monet's Trees, 9780500239407

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ralph Skea was for many years a senior lecturer in European urban conservation at the University of Dundee, Scotland. He is the author of Vincent's Gardens, Vincent's Trees, Monet's Trees, and Vincent's Portraits.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

'I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Ralph Skea's account is split into five main chapters, each focusing on a different theme. The result is a succinct and highly accessible exploration of some of the best-loved landscapes in art.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

'I perhaps owe it to flowers', wrote Claude Monet (1840-1926), 'that I became a painter.' One of the leading figures of the Impressionist movement and perhaps the most celebrated landscape painter of his age, Monet dedicated his life to capturing the subtleties of the natural world. Trees - willows enveloped in the eerie mists of the Seine, palm trees beneath the bright Mediterranean sun or poplars heavily laden with snow - became a significant motif in his work, and he used them to experiment with an extraordinary variety of tones and colours. Ralph Skea's account is split into five main chapters, each focusing on a different theme: Monet's earliest drawings and paintings of trees; his atmospheric use of rivers and coastlines, from the English Channel to the Italian Riviera; the fields, farmlands and orchards of France; parks and gardens in both the city and the countryside, including his series of paintings featuring trees reflected in his water-lily pond; and his muted depictions of trees in winter. The result is a succint and highly accessible exploration of some of the best-loved landscapes in art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0500239401
• ISBN 13: 9780500239407
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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