Who was Claude Monet? / by Ann Waldron ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi
- Author:
- Waldron, Ann
- Published:
- New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2009]
- Copyright Date:
- ©2009
- Physical Description:
- 105 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926 and Marchesi, Stephen
- Series:
- Contents:
- Who was Claude Monet? -- A boy who loved drawing -- A rocky start -- Bad times and good times -- A new "salon" -- Hardest times -- Giverny -- The garden and the water lilies.
- Summary:
- Claude Monet is considered one of the most influential artists of all time. He is a founder of the French Impressionist art movement, and today his paintings sell for millions of dollars. While Monet was alive, however, his work was often criticized and he struggled financially. With over one hundred black-and-white illustrations, this book unveils a true portrait of the artist!
- Subject(s):
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926—Juvenile literature
- Monet, Claude, 1840-1926
- Monet, Claude
- Painters—France—Biography—Juvenile literature
- Impressionism (Art)—France—Juvenile literature
- Artists—France—Biography
- Impressionism (Art)—France
- Impressionism (Art)
- Painters
- Painters—France—BiographyJuvenile literature
- Artists
- France
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780448449852 (pbk.)
0448449854 (pbk.)
9781451736557 (Paw Prints)
145173655X (Paw Prints)
9780606040280 (Turtleback) - Interest Age:
- "RL: 3.2"--Page 4 of cover.
- Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 104).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased with funds from the William A. Corey Memorial Libraries Collection Endowment; 2016
- Endowment Note:
- William A. Corey Memorial Libraries Collection Endowment
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