Luncheon of the Boating Party

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katknit, April 4, 2009 (view all comments by katknit)
What goes through an artist's mind during the act of creating a painting? Susan Vreeland makes that question the theme of Luncheon of the Boating Party. Generally agreed to be one of Renoir's masterpieces, Luncheon is a huge canvas depicting fourteen people enjoying a repast at an inn along the River Seine. Renoir is depicted at the pivotal point in his career when he was struggling to decide whether to persist with the impressionist genre, or to incorporate more formal techniques and styles. Provoked by a critical comment from Emile Zola, he embarks upon a quest to produce a work to serve as the definitive rebuttal.

Vreeland immerses her readers within the heart of Montmartre and the romantic Parisian ideal of "modern life". A joyous commingling of street scenes and cafe society, artists and models, dealers and yachtsmen, Luncheon is an earthy, incandescent evocation of one of the art world's most momentous eras. Enjoy!

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780143113522

Author:

Vreeland, Susan

Publisher:

Penguin Books

Subject:

Historical - General

Subject:

Impressionism (art)

Subject:

Painters

Subject:

Historical

Subject:

Painters -- France.

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2008

Edition Description:

Mass Market

Publication Date:

20080331

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Illustrations:

1-page color insert (see production note

Pages:

448

Dimensions:

9.00x5.00x1.00 in. 1.00 lbs.

Age Level:

from 18