Monet and his muse : Camille Monet in the artist's life / Mary Mathews Gedo.
| Author/creator | Gedo, Mary Mathews |
| Other author | Monet, Claude, 1840-1926. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2010. |
| Description | xiii, 289 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Camille Monet in the artist's life |
| Contents | Prologue. Monet's character -- The youth of the artist, the art of his youth -- The perils of young love, Monet's magnificent failure -- Success and scandal -- Camille as Flora -- Painted metaphors for the absent woman -- Ariadne on the Grande Île / William Conger -- The myth of the bourgeois family -- Honeymoon and exile : Camille's status legitimized -- The Argenteuil years -- Argenteuil, 1872-1873 : classic Impressionist landscapes, mythic and enigmatic images -- Camille as collective muse -- Camille ascendant; Camille redux -- Camille's captive samurai -- The muse of the past, the muse of the future -- Camille and Argenteuil in decline -- The course of Camille's final iIllness and its repercussions in Monet's art -- Death and transfiguration -- Epilogue. The memorial garden of Claude Monet. |
| Local note | Little-305131061914Y |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009048499 |
| ISBN | 9780226284804 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226284808 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ND553.M7 G33 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |