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To many, impressionist painters are the best known. From Edgar Degas to Mary Cassatt, the impressionists created beautiful works that are found in museums all over the world and even more prints of them are found in homes! This book profiles some of these big-name impressionists and shows their famous pieces. Guided by a friendly gallery worker, readers investigate what features one finds in impressionist works as well as the differences between a...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 7
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950L
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English
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Eight linked stories tracing the history of a painting by the 17th century Dutch artist Vermeer. In one, he paints his daughter to pay off debts, a second story describes the loss of the ownership papers, a third takes place on the eve of its theft by the Nazis. More follow.
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[1994]
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English
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From the early 1900s through the 1940s, the scenic hill country of Brown County, Indiana, was home to a flourishing colony of artists who migrated there from urban areas of the Midwest. This book documents the history of this remarkable art colony. It contains individual chapters devoted to sixteen of the artists, including three couples.
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From the glories of the High Renaissance in Italy to the emotional visions of the Romantics, and from the groundbreaking techniques of the Impressionists to the radical canvases of the Abstract Expressionists, this book provides a fascinating look at the major movements in the history of Western painting. A clear chronological structure allows the reader to see each movement in its historical context and to appreciate the patterns that emerge. The...
6) Van Gogh
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Vincent van Gogh is indisputably one of the greatest painters of the late nineteenth century. His works are some of the most recognizable and sought after of any artist. His paintings are the highlights of virtually all the greatest galleries and art collections around the world. On the rare occasions when one of van Gogh's paintings comes up for sale, it invariably breaks auction records-yet, heartbreakingly, van Gogh himself rarely had enough money...
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2017.
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English
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"Abstract painting and abstraction can be a daunting and frustrating genre of art. How should you approach a surface? How can you use colour effectively? How can you make better, more expressive paintings? This inspiring book answers these questions and many more. By looking at his own work, Emyr Williams covers the practical issues of abstract art before explaining techniques to develop your own personal style and approach. He emphasizes the relationship...
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2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Introduces a variety of nineteenth and twentieth century painters--including Picasso, O'Keefe, Seurat, and Jacob Lawrence--and their distinctive styles, through paintings of snowmen as each artist might have portrayed them.
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This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the subject of modern painting, being an exploration of its tendency and meaning. With fascinating historical information and a thorough analysis of the development of art throughout the ages, this is a volume that will appeal to those with a keen interest in art history. Contents include: "Ancient and Modern Art", "Precursors of the New Era", "Édouard Manet", "The Early Impressionists", "Auguste...
10) Monet
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[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Traces the life of the Impressionist painter and analyzes some of his paintings.
11) Romanticism
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2018.
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Around the year 1800, philosophers, writers, and artists in Germany began to propagate a new vision of the world they described as "romantic". The term covered a range of ideas: that nature was informed with the divine spirit and that the individual human imagination could immerse itself in the universal fabric; but also that the creative mind, being profoundly solitary, would yearn for harmony between man and nature. [back cover].
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2014.
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English
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William Robinson: a painter's journey is a compelling documentary about one of Australia's most important artists. Recognized for his astonishing self-portraits which have twice won the Archibald Prize, William Robinson is also a masterful landscape painter. In 2009, a gallery in his name opened in Old Government House at the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane. It was the first time in Australia that an artist had been honoured in such...
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2018
Lexile measure
760L
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English
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Amy Newbold writes on nineteen artists' styles while Greg Newbold illustrates the different artists such as Edgar Degas' dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge's dinosaurs playing Go Fish, and Hokusai's dinosaurs surfing a giant wave.
14) Picasso
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[1988]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Briefly examines the life and work of the renowned twentieth-century artist, describing and giving examples from his various periods or styles.
15) Salvador Dali
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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940L
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English
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Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of Dali's actual works, give children a light yet realistic overview of Leonardo DaVinci's life and style.
17) Frida
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 520L
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English
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Discusses the childhood of Frida Kahlo and how it influenced her art.
20) Van Gogh
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[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
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English
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Briefly examines the life and work of the nineteenth-century Dutchman considered to be one of the greatest artists of all time.
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