Synopses & Reviews
This lavishly illustrated book presents the first complete overview of the life, art, and times of the quintessential Impressionist. Tucker, one of our foremost authorities on Monet, offers a striking new view of the artist, showing him to be a far more complicated figure than previously acknowledged, fiercely competitive and ambitious, as well as sensitive and inventive.
"Offers fresh insights into the life of one history's most talented and complicated artists. The elegant and useful book is supplemented by a worthwhile bibliography of the writings about Monet". -- Virginia Quarterly Review
"Distinguished Monet scholar Paul Hayes Tucker ... (provides) critical examination of the work and reputation of the master of Giverny. Combining an analysis of the social context in which Monet worked with close examinations of the paintings, Mr. Tucker ... challenges the long-standing formalist interpretation of Monet's work". -- Mignon Nixon, New York Times Book Review
"An eloquent example of how our understanding of Impressionism has been deepened in recent years". -- Richard Thomson, Times Literary Supplement
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-245) and index.