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Claude Monet
Very informative and enjoyable. I recommend it if your interrested in an introduction of his life. Its also great for young readers. ... Read more

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This new edition asks probing questions.Where did Claude Monet live?What is special about Impressionist paintings?What did Claude Monet like to paint?Read 'The Life and Work of: Claude Monet' to answer these questions and more.Each book in 'The Life and Work of ...' series tells the story of a famous artists.You'll learn about their lives.You'll see how the things that happened to them and the people who they met changed the way they made their art. ... Read more

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Not only was Claude Monet (1840-1926) a leading member of the impressionist movement, he was also, as this charming book reveals, a master interior decorator. A virtual room-by-room guided tour of Monet's beautiful and much-visited home at Giverny, this volume offers a vivid impression of daily life in the beloved house where the artist lived for 40 years with his second wife and their eight children. With its pink stucco walls, green shutters, and brightly painted original furniture, the house reveals Monet's brilliance and innovation as a colorist, which transcended his light-infused canvases to inform his choice of hues for wall paint and furniture. Each room is explored in its own chapter with glorious color photos: the dining room, painted in two shades of yellow and adorned with Japanese prints; the blue-and-white-tiled kitchen; the blue drawing room; the studio as it appeared in its heyday. Enlarged paint swatches of Monet's unique color combinations accompany each chapter so that readers can reproduce them in their own homes.Book Description
Claude Monet was as meticulous in the decoration his family home at Giverny as he was about the planting of its world-famous garden. Monet's home has been fully restored and decorated according to his revolutionary views on color and light.This book is an to visit the house on a summer's day in the 1890s to marvel at Monet's decorative vision, ... Read more

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great service
I ordered the copy of Monets house and inadvertently entered the wrong address.The shipper kept me updated and sent me the book as soon as the post office returned it to them.I was very impressed with the service of the bookseller.

A visual treat for the eye created by Impressionist Monet.
The impressionist master,Monet's home represents a palette of vibrant color harmonies, and light fused into a radiant home of personal warmth and beauty. A perfect setting for the lush gardens flourishing outside. A fullview of the rooms, that made Monet's house truly an artists abode with itselegant, yet simple furnishings. ... Read more

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In this best-selling book Elizabeth Murray discusses the development and maintenance of Claude Monet's Giverny estate as well as Monet's color theories, design elements, and use of light and shade. Richly illustrated with Murray's lush photographs of the present-day Giverny gardens, Monet's Passion also offers full-color illustrations of the gardens drawn to scale and four Giverny-based garden plans that can be executed anywhere.

144 pages, over 50 color photographs plus black-and-white historical photos, size: 8 3/4 x 8 3/4". Quarterbound (Hardcover book) with ribbon marker. ... Read more

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books and art by elizabeth muray
Elizabrth Murrray's books and art work are beautiful and inspiring. I am contributing these volumes to the public school of my grandchildren to accompany thier new school garden.She has a new book of art by children in Equador called Nantu Aujujae but I couldn't find it with your search, I wanted to include it with the other Elizabeth Murray books for the school.I hope you post it soon.

Murray's book is the next best thing to being there.
An easy read and visual feast, Monet's Passion exposes methods behind the color, texture, layout and scents of his magical gardens.It magnifies one's experience visiting the gardens or his works in galleries, and is avaluable companion to the painter's many works.

The book motivated me to visit Giverny, France.
Beautiful photographs of the gardens at all seasons.Plant lists.The author tells about the history of Giverny and her experiences as a gardener there.It would have been helpful to know which US zones the plants wouldbe hardy in. ... Read more

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Description: Monet's London: Artists' Reflections on the Thames intimately explores Expressionist Claude Monet's London series of paintings, especially those that immortalized the Thames River. In this volume we are invited to explore the scope of the socio-cultural context of that time, through the works of Monet's contemporaries: Derain, Coburn, Fenton, Pennell, and Whistler, to name a few. In the latter half of the 19th century, London, specifically around the Thames, had become a seductive urban landscape--a place that encouraged artists to create.

Not only does Monet's London document an important exhibition, but it is also the first publication to thoroughly document and discuss the artistic and cultural context of Modernist London (1859-1914), with special emphasis on the visual power of the Thames River. ... Read more

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A lovely book
If you have an interest in Monet or London this is a wonderful book to add to your collection.Even if you haven't been fortunate enough to see the exhibit, this book is still very much worth having.The pictures are beautiful, and you can really get a feel for the time in which they were painted. ... Read more

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Comprehensive tour du force
A must-have for any student of Monet.Volumne I contains covers his biography proper, while volumes II-IV provide a COMPLETE record of the artist's body of work.

Wilderstein protrays Monet life for the most partas that of a debtor.However to his credit, he tempers the romantic"suffering artist" idealism with insight into Monet the creditor. By illustrating what a jackass the artist could also be, the authorcreates a deep and lively narrative.

Most of the personal insight intoMonet come to us by way of coorespondance with Alice Hoeschede.Due to'appearances' however she requested of Monet her letters be destroyedimmediately and thus we're sadly left with a one-sided portrait of the man. While his artistic talents we're unparalled, it's his devotation tocorrespondance that allows Wildenstein to bring him back to life. Withoutgiving away the ending, it's Monet's inability to write rather than paintthat signals the end.

The Ultimate Collection of Monet Paintings

This is the most comprehensive collection of Monet's Paintings as its name implies.The handsome 4-volume set, published in 1996, comes with 2,580 illustrations in 1,540 pages.

Volume I is a complete biography of the Artist in details, that also contains partial correspondence.
Volumes II-IV catalogue 2,050 paintings, listed in Wildenstein Number in chronological order, with text in French, English, and German.Each entry includes:

1.Technical data ("W" number, title, size (in centimeters), and signature
2.List of Exhibitions
3.Exhaustive Bibliography
4.Provenance, detailing history from its origin
5.Brief commentary

Volume II: W1 (1858) - W968 (1885)
Volume III: W969 (1885) - W1595 (1899-1901)
Volume IV: W1596 (1900) - W1983 (1926), and the Donation to the Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris
Including in Volume IV: Exhaustive Bibliography; List of Expositions from 1858 to 1995; Index of Collectors, Galleries, and Museums; and Analytical Index of the Subjects.

Its previous 5-volume black-and-white edition cost more than US$10,000, and were found only in large museums or major universities' art department.This is the chance for any serious Monet fan to own this monumental work at a highly affordable price! ... Read more

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The discovery of a new Monet
This book, the catalogue for a travelling exhibition held in 2007, enables the reader to discover an often overlooked aspect of Monet's art. The drawings and, above all, the pastels shown and explained here demonstrate the artist's mastery of light and color better than his paintings, because they look fresher to us. Some are studies for actual paintings, and others are finished works in their own right. Also described are his many caricatures of the rich and famous of the time, which, to me, were a complete discovery.

A very informative text and high quality reproductions, all contribute to make this book a valuable addition to the literature on the artist.

The Unknown Monet: Pastels and Drawings (Clark Art Institute)
I received my book on Monet's pastels and drawings in EXCELLENT condition and in addition is a simply gorgeous book. I'm an artist history major and I had no idea that Monet drew with pastels.

Thank you for the good price too!

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A children's high end art book that combines 14 beautiful reproductions of Money and Renoir's finest works, outlines for children to color facing papers, the story of the artists' friendship, and activities to delight and inform the reader. The book has color reproductions of paintings with black and white outlines on facing pages. Under the paintings and outlines is the story of the artists' friendship, with references to the autobiographical elements of the paintings themselves. Questions run under the outline pages which help engage children in this interactive art book.This is a second book in the series. The first book, The Story of Van Gogh and Gauguin, received excellent reviews and has sold in the best museums nationwide.4500 copies of the book were pre-sold to scholastic ... Read more

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Without question Claude Monet is best known for his garden-scapes of ponds, lillies, and blankets of radiant flowers. This period of the artist's life reflects the 40 years that he spent at his country home in Giverny, a beautiful retreat nestled on the Seine in northern France. Collected within this edition are 81 paintings from these years, accompanied with a fascinating narrative on Monet's life, loves, and influences. Recounting Monet's development from an Impressionist to an innovative abstractionist, the book is both informative to read, and exquisite to look at. ... Read more

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"Metaphor for a Mood"
Claude Monet lived in rural Giverny from 1883 until his death in 1926.Many of the paintings that we most closely identify with his oeuvre were done on his property or in the neighborhood.Following his death, the property deteriorated until its restoration was completed in the 1970s with the help of Lila Acheson Wallace, of Reader's Digest fame.This book was created to in part to honor that restoration and the show that commemorated it.The show marked the beginning of a resurgence of interest in Monet that continues to grow.My only reservation about recommending this book is that it would have benefited from larger sized pages so that the reproductions could have been larger.

Giverny is located to the north of Paris, and is connected to Paris by the rail line from Gare St. Lazare (which Monet painted several times).The view of nature we get there is a reflection of Monet's very French focus on creating gardens, a lily pond, and walkways that bring natural beauty into our controlled grasp.

I have had the pleasure of visiting Monet's home at Giverny several times since it was restored and highly recommend that you make this journey as well when you are in Paris.Your concept of Monet's work will be changed by seeing his working conditions.The grounds are primarily an extension of his studio, for making observations of nature easier.First time visitors will be shocked to realize that the lily pond was dug and expanded at great effort and expense by Monet.Without his persistence, we would be missing many of our favorite Monet paintings.

Throughout the time that Monet lived in Giverny, his eyesight deteriorated . . . mostly due to cataracts.As an artist friend of mine points out, that eye affliction greatly improved his painting by making it freer and less detailed.

He also pioneered many techniques of al fresco paining, such as creating an artist's studio in a boat for his famous river scenes.This enabled him to capture many unusual perspectives from the water to the river bank.Similarly, one purpose of the Japanese bridge over his lily pond was to give him a similar point of perspective.

The book contains a map of Giverny and Monet's property (purchased in 1890 after he originally rented it), and 81 works that he created in the area.

Missing from these reproductions are the famous water lily paintings that he gave to the French nation which are now housed in the basement of the Orangerie.Be sure you see them when you next visit Paris.Many people go to the Orangerie and never make it to the basement.These are among the greatest jewels of Impressionism.

You will be pleased to see the 25 works from the Musee Marmottan in Paris.These masterworks are also often missed by those who visit Paris because they do not know about this small gem of a museum and its superb Monet collection.

The reproductions are organized around themes:(1)river scenes (from the boat) (2)haystacks [sic](3)poplars(4)river and fields(5)morning on the Seine (from the boat)(6)the Japanese footbridge(7)the Garden Path (8)early water lilies(9) the late series (my favorites are the rose trellises over the garden path)(10) pond subjects, and(11)late water lilies.

The end of the book also has a chronology of Monet's life and works that will help you integrate this show into his entire work.

You will come away with a new excitement and respect for nature from these images.You will also feel more connected to and with the beauty of nature.Your mood will be lifted, just as Monet intended.What you see will be uniquely yours, also just as intended.Monet pays you the ultimate compliment here of letting you participate in the creative process by arranging the work in your mind to fit your mental needs and perspective.

After you enjoy these images, I suggest that you come away inspired to make what you do more accessible to others.How can you make your life and your work easier for others to participate in?

Live in beauty!

The perfect introduction to Monet--at an affordable price!
Whether you have appreciated Monet's works for years or you are justdiscovering him for the first time like me, this book is a beautiful,informative collection of his best.

Beyond the absolutely vivid andbeautiful quality of the paintings displayed in Monet's Years at Giverny, Igreatly appreciate the style of language used throughout the book. Unlikemany major art books which often seem to forget about the layman reader,this book reads more like a beautiful story of his life providing greatinsight into his works.

In college, I was fortunate enough to see acollection of his Water Lilies in Paris.Although at the time I was amazedto see them,through Monet's Years at Giverny I came to fully appreciatethem---Not only the paintings, but the man himself.

Excellent addition toany collection!

A stunning achievement in art literature
Unlike most art books, this small volume has been in print continuously since 1978 & when you read it, it isn't hard to see why: superb reproductions and an extremely elegant design (plus its small size - veryunusual in art publishing) offer the reader a wonderful experiencewandering in Monet's vision of a carefully constructed alternate reality. In Monet's Giverny, natural forms respond instantly to light.The imagesproduce a peculiar sense of floating in the viewer - many of the pictureslack a horizon line or any indication of where the viewer is in relation tothe picture.As a result, we seem to hover in flight, poised above aconstantly shifting panorama of woods, water, fields, and lilies. Interestingly, no human figures are visible in these works (Monet was neverreally a figure painter) producing a peculiar sensation of isolation andcontemplation in the spectator - we wander through this magical land alone,or with whatever companion we desire.A superlative achievement which hasfound few imitators in the world of art publishing.

Fabulous!
This book takes an in-deapth look at one of the greatest impressionist artists of all time.Go out and buy it today.

Amazing!
This book is fantastic!It captures the essence of Monet's painting better than any other book I've seen.The color printing is accurate.The plates are large and plentiful.There are complete series like the Japanese Bridge and Lily Pads as well as select paintings that are rarely found in other Monet books.And the inclusion of some unfinished late canvases shows how far Monet went into the future of Western art.You won't find many better than this! ... Read more

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These 40 paintings follow Claude Monet's progress through years of landscapes, tracking changes in his work and making the case that fields and meadows may have been his most revealing theme. Starting in 1873, Monet began painting the fields around Argenteuil with occasional human subjects--his first wife Camille and their small boy Jean--in close brushwork that brought out a vibrating tension, large-scale liveliness. The series of Seine landscapes upon which he embarked in 1878, around the area of Vetheuil, compared the river's untouched meadows to that cultivated farmland. Canvases from the spring of 1880 contain a particularly palpable joy on the renewal of the land after a very hard winter. And it was after relocating to Giverny in 1883--a move that coincided with the increasing establishment of the Impressionist movement as the most important development in French art of that era--that Monet painted the work from which this monograph takes its name, his 1887 Fields in Spring, with its crucially austere organization of surfaces and highly systematic palette. It was a turning point in his oeuvre, a mingling of severity and simplification that brought incomparably harmonious effect and the unbroken admiration of his colleagues. This concise study closes with the fascinating paintings of 1894 in which Monet perfected this systematic approach. ... Read more

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A rare insight
There are many books that claim to capture the 'real' Monet. However, this book not only captures but explores the true nature of this classical artist. I was lucky enough to have purchased this tome to enchance my artbook collection.If you have an art lover in your home I would stronglysuggest this title.Not only will this enhance your art collection butthis is a great conversation piece if noticed on your coffee table.Ifyour passion for art stirs your soul then this book should be on your wishlist ... Read more

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On the island of Naoshima off the picturesque coast of western Japan, Japanese architect Tadao Ando has built a spectacular structure comprised of basic geometric forms. Situated on cliffs overlooking the straits of Seto-Naikai, the building provides a congenial setting for the presentation of numerous undisputed masterpieces of artistic reduction, including several of Claude Monet's incomparable Water Lilies, monumental sculptures by Walter de Maria, and meditative light installations by James Turrell. Here, on the island of Naoshima off the picturesque coast of western Japan, the heirs of the publisher Fukutake have realizing posthumously his lifelong dream of an expansive museum environment, a private estate filled with sculptures, installations, Land Art, and artists' houses. ... Read more

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Monet and other stuff.
This book offers a nice review of Monet's painting methods, though it suffers along with other art books with chapters explaining what is an easel, what is a paintbrush, etc. I suppose if one had never seen any art materials before it would be just the thing, but for most people this is just unnecessary filler. The demonstrations might be great in real life, but the end result, as portrayed in the book anyway, give the impression (no pun intended) of a poorly painted reproduction. If the finished works were of higherquality it might inspire more people to try their hand at a Monet copy; right now it seems to say "Paint this picture this way and you will end up with a picture apparently done by a five-year old". Despite all this, though,here are interesting insights into tone and color as well as technique, so that it makes nice reading for a rainy afternnoon, but I'm not sure I would buy it again.
B.O.

Good
I think background color of The Regatta at Argenteuil was made of cobalt blue and white instead of ultramarine and white as the book suggested.

Anyway, the overall content is okay.

Fantastic!
A fantastic book for gaining insight into Monet's painting methods.As an art historian, I've spent years learning the academic facts about the Impressionists, but never picked up a brush until a few years ago.If you're like me, you don't really expect to paint exactly like Monet, but this book just walks you through a number of the artist's better-known works and guides you to create a painting exploring the key techniques.If you do all the exercises in the book, you will certainly gain an enhanced appreciation of painting with color and light.I wish my art history professors had offered us an afternoon with brush and canvas instead of just slides and books.This book would be invaluable for teachers, and it would also make a great gift for anyone interested in learning more about the process of making art. ... Read more

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If you Like Monet make this one of your first books .
Saw this book for less than 4 $ used this is one of the truley great buys on Amazon . Large books10.5 x 13aprox 304 pages severalfold outs one theWaterlillybrings the picture out to 25inches X 4 1/2format makes you want to go see the real one at Musee de I'Orangerie even the architectural drawing of it are in the book .I read this book from cover to cover .I even bought a second copy .
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