Sue Roe
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
During the 1920s, in the Parisian neighbourhood of Montparnasse, a unique flowering of avant-garde artistic creativity became the cradle of Dada and Surrealism. In this crowd biography, Sue Roe tells the story - from Duchamp to Dali, via Man Ray and Max Ernst - of the salons and cafes, alliances and feuds, love affairs and scandals, successes and suicides of one of the most important and long-lasting artistic achievements of the twentieth century....
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
The New York Times–bestselling biography of Manet, Cezanne, Degas, and others—a "revealing group portrait . . . lively, required reading" (People).
Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporaries, their paintings are now revered around the world. Their dazzling works are familiar to even the most casual art lovers—but how well do we know the Impressionists as people? The first book to offer an intimate...
Though they were often ridiculed or ignored by their contemporaries, their paintings are now revered around the world. Their dazzling works are familiar to even the most casual art lovers—but how well do we know the Impressionists as people? The first book to offer an intimate...
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Mary Cassatt's tender and profound paintings redefined portraiture and broke down barriers for women in art--both as artists and as subjects. This collection celebrates the artist's insightful portrayal of women and children in their everyday lives. Fifty magnificent portraits cover the scope of Cassatt's career, and essays by professor of American art Judith Barter and author Sue Roe contextualize her innovative career. Offering a fresh look at...
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