Monet

London: Phaidon Press Limited, 1997. 351 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps; 22 cm. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. "Carla Rachman's clear and engaging account offers an accessible introduction to Claude Monet's life and art, analysing the works themselves and also the social basis for the shifts in taste and the changing political and economic forces within Monet's lifetime. The artist's personal life and his relations with dealers, patrons, critics and institutions are seen as formative influences on his work. The book traces critical reaction to Monet's work from the early years, which were marked by clashes with conventional artistic values, to the present, in which Monet's vision of the world has gained popularity with the public at large." - Publisher. CONTENTS: 1. Drawn into Art: Monet's Early Years; 2. The Painting of Modern Life: Making a Name in Paris; 3. Sundays On the River: Argenteuil and the Birth of Impressionism; 4. All That is Solid Melts into Air: Monet at Vetheuil; 5. Monet's Tour de France: The Roving Painter; 6. Putting Down Roots: Monet at Giverny; 7. The Unwavering Gaze: The Series Paintings of the 1890s; 8. Grandes Decorations: Monet in the Twentieth Century.. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo.