Monet by Himself

Monet by Himself PDF Author: Claude Monet
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
ISBN: 9780316728010
Category : Art, French
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
This volume on the life and work of Claude Monet is quite unlike any other book on this popular artist, as for the first time his letters have been brought together with his paintings, pastels and drawings. There are letters to his fellow artists and youthful friends, long affectionate letters to family and loved ones and begging letters in times of hardship. We read of Monet's persistence in money matters, his frustrations and successes while on painting expeditions to Italy, Brittany and Norway, and his experience of solitude, illness and bereavement in later life. Monet emerges from the correspondence as a more troubled and complex individual than his sun-filled canvases might suggest. Alongside the artist's letters are more than 200 superb colour reproductions. These accompany the text and enable the reader to follow the young artist through his first encounters with the Parisian art scene, his days as a commanding presence in the Impressionist movement and the final chapter of his life when he produced some of his most ambitious and colourful work at Giverny.

Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (Vol. 1&2)

Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself (Vol. 1&2) PDF Author: Robert Montgomery Bird
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

Book Description
"Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself" is a satirical work from the early years of the American Republic. It was written in the form as an autobiography and acquired wide acclaim after publishing. The story tells about a young man wishing to find a buried treasure. Instead, he finds the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. This results in a picaresque journey through early American pursuits of happiness. But every new form disappoints him. Lee comes to the conclusion that everything in America, even virtue and vice, are interchangeable; everything is an object and has its price.

Sheppard Lee

Sheppard Lee PDF Author: Robert Montgomery Bird
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
It will scarcely be supposed that, with the passion of covetousness gnawing at my heart, I had space or convenience for any other feeling. But Abram Skinner had loved his children; and to this passion I was introduced, as well as to the other. At first I was surprised that I should bestow the least regard upon them, seeing that they were no children of mine. I endeavoured to shake off the feeling of attachment, as an absurdity, but could not; in spite of myself, I found my spirit yearning towards them; and by-and-by, having lost my identity entirely, I could scarcely, even when I made the effort, recall the consciousness that I was not their parent in reality. Indeed, the transformation that had now occurred to my spirit was more thorough than it had been in either previous instance; I could scarce convince myself I had not been born the being I represented; my past existence began to appear to my reflections only as some idle dream, that the fever of sickness had brought upon my mind; and I forgot that I was, or had been, Sheppard Lee.

“The” Life Written by Himself

“The” Life Written by Himself PDF Author: Edward Hyde “of” Clarendon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description


Vincent by Himself

Vincent by Himself PDF Author: Vincent van Gogh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780316728027
Category : Artists
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
The universal appeal of Vincent's paintings and drawings, those that are little known as well as those familiar and much loved images, is enhanced by his own account of his life and thought contained in his letters. In quantity and quality of writing they are unique among those of great artists. Most were written to Theo - his brother, patron and anchor and to him we owe an enormous debt for encouraging, supporting and preserving the writings and works of a troubled genius who, in a tragically brief ten years, progressed to a climax of highly original and productive creativity. This selection of extracts from the letters and more than 230 paintings and drawings - many reproduced for the first time - has been designed for all lovers of Vincent's work. It will appeal equally to those who are familiar with it and his life and who no longer need biographical or analytical texts to complete their enjoyment of the pictures as well as to the many with less knowledge who feel no less intensely the power of his art..

Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Begun by Himself and Continued by J.G. Lockhart ... With ... Engravings

Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. Begun by Himself and Continued by J.G. Lockhart ... With ... Engravings PDF Author: John Gibson Lockhart
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 880

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The life of Edward earl of Clarendon, written by himself

The life of Edward earl of Clarendon, written by himself PDF Author: Edward Hyde (1st earl of Clarendon.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286

Book Description


The Life of E. G., Esq. Written by Himself. With Selections from His Correspondence and Illustrations by H. H. Milman

The Life of E. G., Esq. Written by Himself. With Selections from His Correspondence and Illustrations by H. H. Milman PDF Author: Edward Gibbon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Life of ... Joseph Snelling ... written by himself. [Preface signed, John McLeish.]

Life of ... Joseph Snelling ... written by himself. [Preface signed, John McLeish.] PDF Author: Joseph SNELLING
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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The Life of Mansie Wanch Tailor in Dalkeith Written by Himself

The Life of Mansie Wanch Tailor in Dalkeith Written by Himself PDF Author: Mansie Wauch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

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