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Luncheon of the Boating Party
Susan Vreeland
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Release Date: 2007-05-03 |
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Bestselling author Susan Vreeland returns with a vivid exploration of one of the most beloved Renoir paintings in the world
Instantly recognizable, Auguste Renoir's masterpiece depicts a gathering of his real friends enjoying a summer Sunday on a café terrace along the Seine near Paris. A wealthy painter, an art collector, an Italian journalist, a war hero, a celebrated actress, and Renoir's future wife, among others, share this moment of la vie moderne, a time when social constraints were loosening and Paris was healing after the Franco-Prussian War. Parisians were bursting with a desire for pleasure and a yearning to create something extraordinary out of life. Renoir shared these urges and took on this most challenging project at a time of personal crises in art and love, all the while facing issues of loyalty and the diverging styles that were tearing apart the Impressionist group. Narrated by Renoir and seven of the models and using settings in Paris and on the Seine, Vreeland illuminates the gusto, hedonism, and art of the era. With a gorgeous palette of vibrant, captivating characters, she paints their lives, loves, losses, and triumphs in a brilliant portrait of her own.
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A vivid, enlightening story........2007-09-03
Susan Vreeland's LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY receives Karen White's fine actress skills - she's worked extensively in film stage, TV and in commercials - which lend a gripping and smooth narrative style to this exploration of Renoir's masterpiece of the title's name. From issues of loyalty to changes in the art world, the story evolves from the viewpoint of Renoir and seven of the models in the painting, and reveals the social fabric of his times in a vivid, enlightening story.
What a bargain! Paris, Painters and a wonderful story. .......2007-08-30
I have a tendency to read plot heavy books, so this character study was a definite change of pace for me. I thought this historical novel gave a fascinating look into the world of the painters, especially Auguste Renoir, and then adding to the book's richness is the historical background of Paris in the 1880's. With Susan Vreeland's (I'm guessing) tremendous amount of research I was able to get a picture of life; the people, culture, the artist community in their creation of a painting, and the wonderful surroundings during that time period. But historical facts and descriptions alone does not make a wonderful story. What Ms. Vreeland did was to create central characters through which we see and feel their varied emotions during this historical period. I felt for them and I found myself becoming a very real part of their struggles over the course of this book. I won't spoil it for you if you haven't read the story by adding more detail. Overall, I thought that this was terrific story and certainly a remarkable effort on the part of the author to create such a rewarding read. Highly recommend this book.
" 'A man always does his best work out of love, madame.' ".......2007-08-15
In the summer of 1880 Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted the famed "Le dejeuner des canotiers." This evocative scene of fourteen people around the remains of the midday meal at La Maison Fournaise, and against a backdrop of boats on the Seine, depicts the bohemian milieu that inspired Renoir's art.
Susan Vreeland's radiant LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY is a wonderful imagining of the process of creating that Renoir masterpiece. She puts these words into one person's mouth when the painting --finished except for a few highlights -- is first viewed by the picture's models and the public: "Marvelous, the stories you hint at in the interactions." The novel's Renoir replies, "There is no story. It's only a moment." Actually, both are true. Renoir gathered friends and models to pose them in a scene. But these people related in various ways to one another. Some were friends of long standing. Others were introduced during the consecutive weeks they gathered on the Maison balcony on Sundays. Thusly, the composition evolved and the dynamics and "multinamics" of the boating party did also. For instance, trouble with one female model, who did not want to be painted in profile, led to her dismissal and the addition of a young woman who would one day be Mrs. Renoir, although not until years after the completion of this painting.
Vreeland finely, vividly renders details of 1880 in France: ten years after Napoleon III declared war on Prussia and was defeated, Paris is still healing the human sufferings from the Prussian Siege it endured and the subsequent Commune revolt which killed thousands. But the deprivation, the starvation isn't with Parisians any longer. Consider these delectable morsels one character finds in a shop: "She surveyed shelves of syrups, chutneys of exotic fruits, spices, foie gras, tins of macaroons and madeleines, olives from Provence, honey from Languedoc, fruit compotes from Gascogne, mustard from Dijon, caviar from the Aquitaine, a wall of sausages from Auvergne." And besides food and spirits, they enjoy music, plays, regattas on the river, and colors on canvas, of course. The arts (including culinary) are burgeoning.
Renoir served in the war, and remembers his artist friend, Frederic Bazille, who died. But Renoir isn't a man who chooses to dwell on the tragedy of life. His works are a celebration of love. He says in the book that he has to feel love for the women -- and in fact everything -- he paints. In fact, he makes love to them, in a sense, when he brushes them onto his canvases. He blushes up cheeks, he doesn't paint blemishes, he idealizes. In LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY, Renoir is a man in love with painting and so he must love his subjects in paint and in life.
Certainly Renoir, thirty-nine years old that summer, had a string of loves, some of whom appear in the painting. But he, struggling financially, doesn't have a current lover. He is getting some pointed nudges about settling down but isn't quite ready yet. He tells Aline Charigot, one of the models, " 'Sometimes I don't know who I am as a painter.' " And he has plans to travel to " ' see the Titians in Venice, the Raphaels in Rome, and to discover the sources of Delacroix's colors in Algeria.' " Still, he feels Aline embodies a kind of integration of his previous loves and believes she would give him a peaceful home life if they were to marry. However, Aline is also only half his age, and Renoir understands she still has growing up to do.
Aline isn't the only woman in Renoir's romantic thoughts in 1880. There is also Alphonsine Fournaise, war widow and the daughter of the proprietors of La Maison Fournaise. Renoir honors her as a singular light, rather than a culmination of his previous loves. LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY is told from the perspectives of Renoir and a number of the models. After Renoir, the reader visits Alphonsine's thoughts most, and that's as it should be since her likeness is arguably the heart of the boating party painting, and her character is likewise the heart of this book. Alphonsine is a true gift for the reader, for Vreeland interprets her as a woman of luminous inner beauty, a woman who loves unselfishly and without condition. She does everything she can to help Renoir with this great experimental undertaking. She encourages him when he has setbacks, she helps Aline feel comfortable when the latter joins the group, she even offers to let Renoir scrub her out of the painting so there won't be thirteen figures (untenable because it recalls the Last Supper, and there is a superstition that one person modeling for such a painting would die...like Judas). Alphonsine also, after some hesitation, tells Renoir her own secret about the war, wanting him to know her without reservation. This sensitive, generous woman definitely loves Renoir, but can their deep connection lead to a life together?
Vreeland writes marvelously! She coaxes to life so many big and little dramas of the boating party, and she does it with a confidence that truly adores and celebrates both Renoir's "Le dejeuner des canotiers" and the unknown mysteries of the real people immortalized in it. Like Renoir, Vreeland, it seems, does her best work out of love.
Don't miss LUNCHEON OF THE BOATING PARTY.
Un Chef-d'oeuvre!.......2007-08-13
Although the beginning of the book was somewhat slow for me, it picked up momentum as I became familiar with the characters. The more I read, the more intrigued I became, not only with the painting but also with Renoir's model friends - Alphonsine, Gustave, Ellen, Angele, and finally Aline. As the author described the progress of the painting, I continually referenced the cover of the book to see what and who were where. In particular, I was curious to find out about the young girl holding the dog. I ended up reading the last half in 2 days. The book is beautifully written and provides an uncannily realistic picture of what life must have been like during the Impressionist era. Already a fan of art and particularly Impressionism, I found myself truly infatuated with Renoir and wishing I could have met him. (4 1/2 stars)
Bringing a fabulous painting to life.......2007-08-09
A large print of Luncheon of the Boating Party is framed in my family room. It is one of my, if not my absolute, favourite painting of all time. Lively and engaging after all these many years. The book creates characters that leap off the painting, making you care about them. Especially the painter. I found myself referring to the painting many times while reading the story. It sparked in me a desire to know more about the painter and his subjects in a biographical way. My only complaint was that a knowledge of the French language would be very helpful to grasping the full flavor of the book. As I am not bi-lingual, the fullness of the story was a bit lost on me.
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) was one of the most audacious and original landscape artists of his age. Throughout his career, he continually experimented with composition, light, paint handling, and pictorial structure in innovative new ways that challenged traditional––and contemporary––painting. He taught himself by working side-by-side with fellow Impressionist masters Monet and Sisley, and in the 1870s began to define his distinctive landscape style of quick, silvery brushstrokes. By the end of the decade he had moved decisively in the direction of unparalleled painterly freedom.
This stunning book is the first to examine Renoir’s landscape art in depth, tracing its evolution from the beginning of his career through his Impressionist period and the early 1880s, when he began to incorporate new landscape motifs and new levels of coloristic intensity in paintings after traveling to Algeria and Italy. With over 200 illustrations, a detailed chronology, and bibliography, the book includes essays by highly distinguished scholars that discuss the range and importance of these works and present many fresh discoveries. They also place Renoir’s landscapes in the overall context of the genre in 19th-century France, revealing how his experiments were radical and––in ways that have not yet been fully acknowledged––influential on the later development of modern art.
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Landscapes by the beloved portrait artist.......2007-10-17
Renoir's landscapes are as lavish as his beautiful women in his portraits.
This book is truly enjoyable.
Beautiful book with origional idea.......2007-08-06
This is fine book not only for Renoire lovers but painting devotees.
However, I am a little disappointed that the book's illustrations were not much vivid. Pictures were generally too small to appreciate well. Besides some of Renoire's works of landscape which I expected to be in the book were missed such as 'Sentier dans les bois(1874)'.
The book looks like coffee table one but it's contents is not easily readable in a short time. Contents is in detail and depth regarding it's subject.
An unusual Renoir, the best Renoir.......2007-04-22
This book accompanies an exhibition held at the National Gallery in London on a rarely studied aspect of Renoir's oeuvre. The period is limited between 1865 and 1883, which are the years when Renoir actually was an impressionist, competing with the likes of Monet and Pissaro to produce some of the most modern paintings of his time. Surprisingly enough it enables the reader to rediscover the artist through some of his best, though neglected, works. Some of the landscapes here are so loosely painted that they verge on abstraction (these landscapes sometimes remind me of Turner in this sense) and they show what a revolutionary painter Renoir was. Much more than any book on Renoir's often boring domestic scenes or nudes, this catalogue is definitely a must-have if you missed the exhibition.
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Great book!.......2007-06-19
This book, more than any of the others in Julie Merberg's "masters" series (with the exception of "Quiet Time With Cassatt"), focuses on paintings of people. This would be great for the youngest of readers since babies tend to like seeing faces of other children.
I have to say the paintings in this book are just gorgeous. This is a great introduction into a lifelong love of art. Along with this one, I would have to recommend Cassatt, Van Gogh, and Degas as the best of the series.
An Art Lover's Must Have.......2006-09-15
I love sharing this and all the books in this series with my daughter. It is a great indroduction to the arts. She has a favorite painting/page that she will turn to everytime we read the book. I am thrilled that she is learning who these great masters are years before I ever did.
Excellent Introduction to Fine Art.......2006-08-17
I love how Merberg and Bober pair beautiful works of art by well-known artists with cute little stories. This books are not only good for introducing little tots to fine art, but they are enjoyable for the parents also!
We have at least five of their books, and my son, now that he is one loves to page through them and look at the pictures.
Enjoyable and sweet.......2006-07-17
We own all of the titles in this very sweet series. I love that my daughter is getting familiar with great artists and I enjoy the (mostly) rhyming text that accompanies the paintings. My two-year-old seems to find this book especially appealing, perhaps because many of the paintings in it are of young girls and their sisters and/or mothers. I don't like the text quite as much as that of some of the others in the series, but overall it's a nice addition to the bunch.
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Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Vol 2
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The private art collection of Mrs. Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza is considered one of the most important in the world. The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum has published these two volumes to accompany the permanent exhibition of the International Collection, which includes 345 works of art by Brueghel, de Hooch, Van Goyen, Canaletto, Fragonard, Constable, Corot, Pissarro, Sisley, Degas, Van Gogh, Monet, Gauguin, Braque, Kandinsky, Nolde, Heckel, Hopper, Picasso, Juan Gris and others. Also included in two the volumes is a selection of works of art from a number of important 19th-century American artists such as Head, Bierstadt, Church, and Bricher. Provided here is a fully documented analysis of the collection, including color illustrations and a summary profile for each work of art, as well as research analyses written by 87 international experts and field specialists. There is an introduction to each chapter written by Javier Arnaldo--the publisher of these volumes, and co-curator at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Volume 1 focuses on art from the 13th to 19th centuries, while Volume 2 looks at art of the 19th and 20th centuries. Combined, these two books feature 960 pages and some 270 beautifully-reproduced full-color images.
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Carmen Thyssen-Bornemixza Collection Vol 1 & 2.......2006-03-09
After seeing the collection in Madrid a study of Vol 1& 2 were rewarding in so far as each work of art (95% plus ) paintings had an essay regarding the work and aspects of the artists life and style. The paintings in the books and collection were perhaps not typical of the artist they are in deed lovely and worth an art lovers time. These are not coffee table books but give one an opportunity to get a good idea of what Western art is. A. Cinelli, M.D.
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Fine, simple book.......2003-01-09
Using simple language book covers Renoir's life & painting career with surprising alacrity & detail. Good prints. Shipped as promised & in excellent shape.
The young have a good time with Renoir's joy of life scenes.......2000-06-19
"Occasionally, Renoir would paint landscapes and still lifes, but his favorite subjects were always people.", p. 29
The young reader will learn about Renoir's birth in Limoges, France; his family's move to Paris when he was young; his early drawings using his tailor father's chalk; his working years in a workshop painting decorations on china; his learning the formal method of painting in the studio of Charles Gleyre; and his participation in the creation of the "Impressionism".
Renoir was a rarity in that he was successful at painting in many styles. He was very versatile. Most painters lock themselves into a painting method and stick with it for awhile. All their paintings during that period of time use the same method. Renoir locked into what he painting and let it determine the method. If he were painting outdoors, he would choose impressionism with an emphasis on people having a good time more so than the outdoor setting. If he were doing a portrait, he would typically choose the older style but with less formality. His chose of method would be similar to a photographer choosing to use black and white film for certain shots and color film for others. Children are very sensitive to their surroundings. Their response can at time be instantaneous. They go with the moment and therefore will appreciate Renoir's similar approach.
My favorite painting in the book is Renoir's "Umbrellas". He let the figures chose the method. He chose impressionism for the more formally attired, and he utilized a more formal method for the less formally dressed woman on errands with her basket.
Venezia's illustrations are humorous. His narrative is delightfully entertaining. His approach brings the artist within reach of the young. His embellishment of the variety of surfaces on which the young Renoir chose to draw with chalk is creatively done.
The size of the book is perfect for smaller hands. It enables the young to have art within their grasp. Venezia gives the locations of the paintings and as result if the child lives near one of the museums or will be near one on vacation, she/he would be able to see the original.
This is the 20th in Venezia's "Getting to know the World's Greatest Artist" series. His series is a wonderful way for the young to be first introduced to the brilliance of artists. He also has a similar series on composers. Venezia's back cover illustration ties back to the subject. "While studying Renoir and the Impressionist movement of the 19th century, Mike was inspired to ...".
The price of the book is well worth paying. Venezia includes pieces by the artist, pieces by the artist's colleagues and art styles referenced. The book contains the following: Renoir's paintings (16); Venezia's illustrations (6); Others' paintings (8) and paintings on a vase (1).
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- Come Visit Beautiful French Landscapes
- A spectaculrly beautifully, illustrated art history
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Release Date: 2002-09-02 |
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This large, lavish journey through the art of the 19th-century French landscape offers a host of masterful works, among them Corot's Forest of Fontainbleau, Millet's End of the Hamlet of Gruchy, Renoir's Rocky Crags at L'Estaque, and Monet's Rue de la Bavolle, Honfleur. As is often the case, however, some of the most wonderful things to see are also the least expected: rare and unusual monotypes by Degas, three states of a softground etching by Pissarro, and numerous works by some of their lesser-known but equally important contemporaries. Unlike previous books on the topic, Impressions of Light presents a unique and stunningly complete group of work that introduces a new level of complexity into the discussion of French landscapes. Rather than considering the landscape as a steady, linear development and the product of a single medium, it takes into account the many crosscurrents and intersecting developments in French art, from the Barbizon school through the post-Impressionist period. In addition, it studies the landscape in a variety of media--painting, prints, and photography--exploring both the individual artists' perceptions and the ways in which they influenced each other. With over 80 paintings and 70 works on paper from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's collections, and published to accompany a major exhibition, Impressions of Light encompasses more than 100 years and 56 artists working in a dozen different media. It holds the broadest possible view, yet never loses sight of the extraordinary intricacy that makes the landscape so enduringly appealing.
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Come Visit Beautiful French Landscapes.......2003-06-21
The book Impressions of Light by George Shackleford et al is a companion book to an art exhibit of works from Boston's Museum of Fine Art. The paintings are landscapes created by France's greatest nineteenth century painters and photographers. Most of the painters are Impressionists but others schools are represented as well. The book also contains sketches which were part of the exhibit. The sketches, as well as the written commentary which accompanies many of them, allows the reader to better understand the creative process of the painters. The factual information in the book is very extensive and helps the readers see more in the works than normally meets the eye. Perhaps what is most interesting about this book and the collection of paintings and photographs included it is the plethora of lesser known works by these great artists. Readers, especially those who have been fortunate to view the exhibit, will be transported to the settings of these great works and gain a deeper appreciation of these great artists and photographers.
A spectaculrly beautifully, illustrated art history.......2002-11-15
Impressions Of Light: The French Landscape From Corot To Monet is a lavishly, richly, spectaculrly beautifully, illustrated art history showcasing one hundred years of French art and 56 French artists. Included area wealth of rare and unusual monotypes by Degas, three states of a softground etching by Pissarro, and numerous illustrative works by lesser-known by equally significant contemporaries. Of particular interest is the attention paid to intersecting developments in French art from the Barbizon school through post-Impressionism. Enhanced with more than 80 paintings and 70 works on paper drawn from the MFA collections, showcasing the French landscape through painting, prints, and photography, Impressions Of Light deftly explores individual artists' perceptions as well as the manifold ways that influenced each other. Impressions Of Light will prove to be a welcome and much appreciated contribution to Art History collections in general, and 19th Century French landscape art and photography in particular.
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One of the Impressionist era's best-loved painters, Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted every day for 60 years—that's over 5,000 paintings! The joie de vivre expressed in his work is reflected on every page of Smart About Art: Pierre-Auguste Renoir in colorful, dynamic illustrations and 17 reproductions. With humor and insight, this title takes us through the life of an artist who at first was so unpopular that his paintings were attacked with umbrellas. Written as if it were a child's own class report, this title is sure to draw new young fans to Renoir's paintings. AUTHOR BIO: True Kelley lives in New Hampshire. She wrote and illustrated two titles in the Smart About Art series: Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules and Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies.
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Featuring more that 250 color reproductions, this comprehensive edition explores Renoir's formative years, his artistic evolution among the Impressionist painters of the Parisian art world, and the fame he enjoyed before his death in 1919. Includes extensive critical text and captions.
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Renoir- his life and works.......2000-03-18
A very large lovely book with many of Renoir's most famous works. Has a somewhat brief bio as well with many actual photos of Renoir himself, his family and works.
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- A Must Have For Renoir Collectors
- A Must Have For Renoir Collectors
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At its finest, Renoir's painting celebrate life, the tangible world and the beauty of woman. This engaging survey of the artist's work captures the vibrant spirit of the man and his art. The text is accompanied by over 200 reproductions of Renoir's paintings, many contemporary photographs and an extensive chronological table that charts the painter's career within the context of artistic and cultural developments of his time.
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A Must Have For Renoir Collectors.......2001-08-12
One of the best collections I have ever seen of Renoir's work. It comes complete with a biography of the artist and everything you could expect from an art book by Harry Abrams, but is both larger and less expensive! Whether you are an avid collector or someone who is just giving Renoir a test drive, you will find this book spectacular.
A Must Have For Renoir Collectors.......2001-08-12
One of the best collections I have ever seen of Renoir's work. It comes complete with a biography of the artist and everything you could expect from an art book by Harry Abrams, but is both larger and less expensive! Whether you are an avid collector or someone who is just giving Renoir a test drive, you will find this book spectacular.
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too big.......2005-06-29
I should have paid better attention to the size of this book. It has rather large pages which makes it difficult for a young toddler to hold. The book is well done and the pictures are clear but I think I may have enjoyed looking at if more than my daughter.
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