Details

Edition

First United States edition.

Description

xix, 545 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Note

"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf"--Colophon.

Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Allen Lane, a division of Penguin Random House UK, in 2023.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-492) and index.

Contents

Introduction and acknowledgments -- Prologue: "The throb of one happy moment" -- Part one: Voyaging out, The city and the sea, 1840-57 -- Trembling laughter, 1857-9 -- Oscar in Paris and Algiers, 1859-62 -- Bazille, 1862-5 -- Camille, 1865-7 -- "Painter on the run," 1867-9 -- La grenouillère, 1869-70 -- The bridge to Argenteuil, 1871-3 -- "This school of the future," 1873-6 -- À Montgeron, chez Monsieur Hoschedé, 1876-8 -- Pastoral, 1878-9 -- Alice, 1879-81 -- Part two: Eyes turned inward. The path to Giverny, 1882-3 -- Home and abroad, 1884-6 -- Betrayal and loyalty, 1886 -- Les demoiselles de Giverny, 1887-91 -- "Now you have happiness," 1891-2 -- Revolution in the cathedral, 1892-7 -- Retreat to the garden, 1897-9 -- Unreal city, 1899-1903 -- The moment of roses, 1904-8 -- Death in Venice, 1908-14 -- Blue angel, 1914-20 -- "Midnight in full sunshine," 1920-26 -- Epilogue: "The magic mirror" -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Index.

Summary

"A groundbreaking look at the life and art of one of the most influential and modern painters of the late nineteenth century and founder of the Impressionist movement. Drawing on thousands of never-before translated letters and unpublished sources, this new biography reveals dramatic new information about the life and work of one of the late 19th century's most important painters. Despite being mocked at the beginning of his career, and living hand to mouth, Monet risked all to pursue his vision, and his early work along the banks of the Seine in the 1860s-70s would come to be revered as Impressionism. In the following decades, he emerged as a celebrated leader of the new painting in one of the most exciting cultural moments in Paris, before withdrawing to his house and garden to paint the late Water Lilies, which were ignored during his lifetime and would later would have a major influence on all 20th century painters both figurative and abstract. This is the first time we see the turbulent life of this volatile and voracious man who was as obsessed by his love affairs as he was by nature. He changed his art three times when the women at the center of his life changed with a nod to the behavior of such painters as Picasso. His closest friend was Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau but Proust as well as Zola, Renoir, Pissarro and Manet were also a part of his life. Brilliant and absorbing, this biography will forever change our understanding of Monet's life and work"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject

Monet, Claude, 1840-1926.

Painters -- France -- Biography.

Genre/Form

Biographies.

ISBN

9781101875377 (hardcover)

1101875372 (hardcover)

9781101875384 electronic book