Product Description: Book by Gueson, Emarita T.

Product Description: In mid-1800s France, artists left their studios to paint outdoors. Landscape, previously suitable only as backdrops for depictions of historical, religious, and literary events, became a worthy subject itself. In a matter of decades the Impressionist landscape was invented...read more

Product Description: An accessible mix of academic commentary and playful exploration featuring the architecturally innovative designs of the award-winning firm Fentress Architects.

Product Description: Death be gone! Once again, the discipline of painting has proven tenacious and enduring. Long neglected in the shadow of photography, video, and Readymades, it now vehemently holds its own in contemporary art. A young generation of painters combines a sensual enjoyment of color and format, gesture and storytelling, with a complex understanding of how digital media shapes the present...read more

Magnificent full-color reproductions of some of the artist's most famous works highlight a critical study of the life and work of the famed Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. (Fine Arts)

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