Readers follow Claude Monet and learn about his favorite subjects to paint, his style of painting, and his studio on the Seine.

A vividly rendered portrait of both the rise of Impressionism and of Monet, the artist at the center of the movement. It is, above all, a love story of the highest romantic order.

Bestselling author Susan Vreeland returns with a vivid exploration of one of the most beloved paintings in the world, Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party.

Instantly recognizable, Auguste Renoir’s masterpiece depicts a gathering of his friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine near Paris. An art collector, an Italian journalist, a war hero, a wealthy painter, a celebrated actress, and...

A biographer explores the artist's tragic life, and transcendent work, in early twentieth-century Paris—"a vibrant portrait of a deeply unhappy man" (Publishers Weekly).

In 1920, at the age of thirty-five, Amedeo Modigliani died in poverty and neglect in Paris, much like a figure out of La Bohéme. His life had been as dramatic as his death. An Italian Jew from a bourgeois family, "Modi" had

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"A sensual portrait of Manet's last years, and a vibrant testament to the endurance of the artistic spirit. Suffering from the complications of syphilis toward the end of his life, Édouard Manet begins to jot down his daily impressions, reflections, and memories in a notebook. Between healing respites in the French countryside and holding court in his Paris studio, he finds inspiration in nature-a cloud of dragonflies, peonies blanketed by the morning...

Paul Cezanne is considered the father of modern art, but his road to artistic immortality was paved with professional obstacles and self-doubt. Born to a wealthy family, Cezanne turned his back on his father's banking business and moved to Paris to pursue a career as an artist. The rigid style of traditional painting did not interest him. He believed all the rules prevented artists from fully expressing themselves. Rather than conform, he fell in...

Presents the life and accomplishments of the French painter known for his landscapes and still lifes and discusses his famous paintings.

Featuring fine art reproductions and "Movements in Art" fact boxes, this beautiful title offers students a smart introduction to Renoir and his contributions to impressionism and the world of Art.

The bucolic Provençal countryside provides the backdrop for this program which details the life of the French Impressionist deified posthumously as "nature's most sublime interpreter." Remembrances of family, friends, and Cézanne himself offer insights into his childhood in Aix, his lasting friendship with Emile Zola, and his association with numerous artists, including Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Picasso, Braque, and Dufy. Paintings from various periods...

A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artist's greatest work.