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[2021]
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English
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Rosa Bonheur was the very antithesis of the feminine ideal of 19th-century society. She was educated, she shunned traditional 'womanly' pursuits, she rejected marriage - and she wore trousers. But the society whose rules she spurned accepted her as one of their own, because of her genius for painting animals. She shared an intimate relationship with the eccentric, self-styled inventor Nathalie Micas, who nurtured the artist like a wife. Together Rosa,...
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English
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Over a long, turbulent life, Picasso continually discovered new ways of seeing the world and translating it into art. A restless genius, he went through a blue period, a rose period, and a Cubist phase. This engaging biography is a wonderful introduction to modern art. Illustrations.
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Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"When Henri Matisse was a boy, he drew pictures everywhere. And when he grew up, he became a famous artist whose paintings were beloved around the world. Them late in life, a serious illness confined Henri to just his bed and a wheelchair. But amazingly, from there he created some of his finest works , the enormous and breathtaking paper cut-outs."--Jacket flap.
14) Henri Matisse
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Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
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Discusses the life and career of this French artist, describing and giving examples of his work.
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TASCHEN
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"Often misunderstood, Pierre-Auguste Renoir remains one of history's most-loved painters--undoubtedly because his work exudes such warmth, tenderness, and good cheer. Gathering brilliant reproductions and sketches, as well as photos and a complete chronology illustrating his life and work, this is the essential work of reference on Renoir."--
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