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Author:

King, Ross, 1962- author.

Title:

Mad enchantment : Claude Monet and the painting of the water lilies / Ross King.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury USA,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

viii, 403 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm

Subject:

Monet, Claude,--1840-1926--Criticism and interpretation.
Monet, Claude,--1840-1926--Last years.
Water lilies in art.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The Tiger and the Hedgehog -- Du Côté de Chez Monet -- Landscapes of Water -- A Great Project -- Into the Unknown -- A Grande Décoration -- A Grand Atelier -- Under Fire -- A State of Impossible Anxiety -- The Smile of Reims -- The Weeping Willow -- This Terrible, Grand, and Beautiful Hour -- An Old Man Mad About Painting -- Men of Impeccable Taste -- A Grand Donation -- A Most Ardent Admirer -- The Luminous Abyss -- The Fatal Protuberance -- The Soul's Dark Cottage -- "Send Your Slipper to the Stars" -- The prince of light.

Summary:

A portrait of the master artist and his most famous series reveals the dramas behind their creation, describing Monet's struggles with World War I, family losses, harsh criticism, and competition from a younger generation of artists in the final years of his life.

ISBN:

1632860120 (hardcover)
9781632860125 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2015049404

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