When Claude Monet exhibited his paintings for the first time in Paris, he acknowledged no teacher, intending to claim complete originality for his works. Since then, many writers have sought to corroborate his originality, latching on to statements such as What I do here will at least have the merit of not resembling anybody. Because it is simply the expression of what Ive expe...(展开全部)

This series acts as an introduction to key artists and movements in art history. Each title contains 48 full-page colour plates, accompanied by extensive notes, and numerous comparative illustrations in colour or black and white, a concise introduction, select bibliography and detailed source information for the images. Monographs on individual artists also feature a brief chro...(展开全部)

About the book: Prince of the Impressionists Hailed the “Prince of the Impressionists”, Claude Monet (1840-1926) transformed expectations for the purpose of paint on canvas. Defying the precedent of centuries, Monet did not seek to render only reality, but the act of perception itself. Working “en plein air” with rapid, impetuous brush strokes, he interrogated the play of light...(展开全部)

Monet is one of the leading figures of the Impressionist group of painters that came to the fore in France in the second half of the nineteenth century. This project is aimed at established fans and for those wishing to learn about him for the first time. With the inclusion of facsimiles of some 30 documents from Claude Monet's personal papers and associated archives, "Musee Ma...(展开全部)

This complete catalog of Monet's famous Water Lilies-âfeaturing 210 paintings from private and public collectionsâ - is an essential volume on a key contribution to impressionist art. Monet, the father of French impressionist painting, devoted twenty-five years to a series of paintings of the water lilies that floated in the pond of his lavish garden in Giverny.This volume is d...(展开全部)

This complete catalog of Monet's famous Water Lilies-âfeaturing 210 paintings from private and public collectionsâ - is an essential volume on a key contribution to impressionist art. Monet, the father of French impressionist painting, devoted twenty-five years to a series of paintings of the water lilies that floated in the pond of his lavish garden in Giverny.This volume is d...(展开全部)

除了透纳以外，或许再也没有人能够像莫奈一样，巧妙地透过画布和画笔，生动地捕捉光影印象的纷呈变化。莫奈重新创造了色彩运用的可能性，这可能归功于他早期对于日本绘画的兴趣、他在阿尔及利亚服兵役的时光、或者他在1800年代晚期和许多知名画家的互动。无论如何，莫奈的画作永远地改变了我们观看自然世界的方式。在这本传记性的著作中，将客观地描述这位伟大画家的生平事迹，并收录许多关于莫奈画作的精美细节和精采评论。 本书的作者是Daniel Wildenstein，他是一位艺术历史学家，同时也是法国巴黎Académie des Beaux-Arts的成员之一。他曾负责编辑许多国际艺术期刊，同时也协助推动和策划了许多国际知名的艺术展览。他是研究印象主义的国际权威，曾为高更、马奈和莫奈等印象派画家编辑专书。

文字作者 萨拉·帕普沃斯（Sara Pappworth），一位艺术史家、教师和摄影家，她在美术馆和画廊教学二十多年，目前在泰特不列颠、泰特现代艺术馆、维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆、华勒斯典藏馆和国家美术馆工作。 插图作者 奥德·范·莱恩（Aude Van Ryn），曾就读于伦敦的中央圣马丁和皇家艺术学院。她的作品包括剧院海报、“每日面包”糕点店的外包装，以及为英国心脏基金会等客户设计的广告宣传画。她的插图曾在伦敦和东京的若干展览及画廊展销会中展出。 中文译者 北寺，自由译者，本名徐蓓思，纳西族，出生于云南昆明，现旅居美国。先后在北京大学、香港大学、卫斯理学院和伦敦考陶尔德艺术学院学习艺术史。译有《纽约往事》等。

Giverny, automne 1886. Émilie, jeune protégée de Claude Monet fait la rencontre de Francis Hawkins, fils d'un galeriste de New York venu rencontrer le célèbre peintre impressionniste. L'une vit en France, l'autre aux États-Unis mais, malgré cette distance, ils le savent : un jour, ils se marieront. Cette promesse marque le début d'un amour pur qui sera pourtant souvent perturbé...(展开全部)