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Editorial Reviews
Review
"Lively... Provocative... To the wider world, Monet was a placid voluptuary, not a tormented rebel. By excavating the artist’s unexpectedly messy inner life, Wullschläger... sets out to upend this view... Artful."
―Hugh Eakin, The New York Times
"Jackie Wullschläger’s Monet: The Restless Vision… could be called an Impressionist biography of the central Impressionist… Every few chapters, a sudden nub of detail robs you of your breath… Monet may be the first artist biography I’ve encountered in which this kind of thing isn’t just readable but sexy.”
―Jackson Arn, The New Yorker
"Splendidly researched and shrewdly insightful."
―Dan Hofstadter, The Wall Street Journal
"Sumptuous... a portrait of anartist mercurial and materialist, ambitious and conceited, yet unstintingly loyal to all in his orbit... Wullschläger avoids attempting an exhaustive account; why weigh down her book with gratuitous details? She prefers to delight."
―Hamilton Cain, LA Times
"A writer of radiant energy and exhilarating insights, Wullschläger matches each phase in Monet’s long, ardent, precarious, and momentously creative and productive life with the evolution of his radically in-the-moment paintings. Her biography, like his work, profoundly alters our perceptions, revealing how, from portraits to seascapes to water lilies, Monet painted out of love and endless fascination with what it feels like to be alive."
―Booklist, starred
"Wullschläger... bring[s] to life a man whose creative genius was inseparable from his flawed humanity. Even readers well-versed in Monet’s life story will learn something new from this thorough and original reappraisal."
―Publishers Weekly
UK PRAISE:
THE TIMES, THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TELEGRAPH, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, THE EVENING STANDARD and THE TABLET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Wullschläger writes magnificently … Years of looking, together with masses of original research, have yielded a richly detailed book that will be invaluable for years to come.”
―Sue Prideaux, Literary Review
“Magical… Usually when reviewing a big biography I feel relieved at the end. This time I felt bereft ... This is a book to be savoured like an orange candied in honey ... It's an intoxicating read.”
― Laura Freeman, The Times
“By delving deep into his correspondence and researching his life in detail, Wullschläger emerges with a strikingly different portrait of the artist. Passionate, edgy, prickly and unstable, her Monet, the unrecognisable Monet, is a powerful new character in art.
― Waldemar Januszcyck, Sunday Times
“Jackie Wullschläger's rich and detailed biography… Beautifully illustrated... has done Monet the service of turning him back into a rounded human being.”
―Christopher Bray, Mail on Sunday
“Enthralling ... A brutally clear-headed portrait of Monet, headstrong, headlong, ferociously ambitious, complete with all his foibles.”
―Michael Glover, Tablet
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very well written biography
An excellent biography of the main Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. He lived a very long life. In the beginning, he suffered from misery and even hunger, but as he progressed, he ultimately enjoyed wealth and recognition. Money and fame were not his priorities. He was truly fascinated by nature, light, and contrast. He was famous for painting the same scene up to 30 times, such as a church or haystacks, to show the different views that light has on things. He was a simple man who found happiness doing what he liked. He was hard-working, even obsessive, but he always felt responsible and looked after his family and friends. I had the opportunity to visit Giverny, the house where he built a magnificent garden, a bridge, a pond and he grew his lilies. In the last years of his life, these views became his life and his motivation, and even if he was almost blind, he was interested in continuing his life as a painter. I wish I had read this book before I went there. I would have enjoyed it much more.
5.0 out of 5 stars Really knowing Monet
Excellent biography of Monet. I really felt as if I knew Monet after reading this very readable biography.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done Biography
A very comprehensive biography but a bit too long and tedious at times to rate 5 stars. If you're interested in Monet, Impressionism or art history in general I highly recommend this book. There's a plethora of information in here.
5.0 out of 5 stars Monet re-seen
Beautifully written and conceived bio of one of our world’s most beloved painters: Monet, the archetypal French Impressionist, creator of lush visions of light and color
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting; great illustrations and photos .
Great story of Monet’s life and work!
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful new biography of Claude Monet!
This is one of the best and most comprehensive biographies of Claude Monet that I have read recently. The author includes information from letters and journals that she found and translated herself. The book documents Monet's long struggle to find positive recognition and financial security -- something that seems hard to believe in light of his current popularity.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great biography, was a great gift
Got for my mom who loves Monet. Bio was great ahead of a trip to France
4.0 out of 5 stars Make that 4 & 3/4 stars
I have long had the idea that to be published in fiction, one has to be a good to great writer. To write non fiction, one has to be a good to great researcher…and organizer. Author Jackie Wullschlager is a great organizer and researcher and writes well. I am pretty well versed on the life of Monet yet I learned a lot new and enjoyed this biography greatly. Particularly valuable and revealing are the relationships involving the Hoschede family to Monet. To give this book a full 5 stars plus, I would ask for more about Claude Monet’s inner thoughts as perhaps revealed by his correspondence and the recollections of his intimate artist friends. Probably a tough ask for the writer…to presume to psychoanalyze the subject based on letters and the opinions of intimates. Understandable. As a painter myself, I see that collectors and others that follow the painting arts, like painters, are interested in the materials and methods of painting, the types of canvas and paints and techniques of Monet’s preferences. Does this wish take a book on Monet into the weeds of minutia? Bottom line…I highly recommend this book!
Arrived on time in good condition - thank you
Arrived on time in good condition - thank you
Excelente!
Livro excelente.
More art history as it should be
Another in the emergence of well researched and written art biography. Lovely book, great read.
Sincere and brilliantly written/researched
This is a beautiful insight into the artist and is a sincere view without any cliche or stereotyping, you will enjoy this book for sure
A Masterpiece!
I really felt close to Monet while reading! So tirelessly researched; so many details. And so many other characters. Brilliant! I suspect that Jackie speaks French? Thank you for bringing such an important figure to our knowledge. He is the leader of Impressionism and fought for what he believed even before it was popular.
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Description:
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Lively... Provocative... To the wider world, Monet was a placid voluptuary, not a tormented rebel. By excavating the artist’s unexpectedly messy inner life, Wullschläger... sets out to upend this view... Artful."
―Hugh Eakin, The New York Times
"Jackie Wullschläger’s Monet: The Restless Vision… could be called an Impressionist biography of the central Impressionist… Every few chapters, a sudden nub of detail robs you of your breath… Monet may be the first artist biography I’ve encountered in which this kind of thing isn’t just readable but sexy.”
―Jackson Arn, The New Yorker
"Splendidly researched and shrewdly insightful."
―Dan Hofstadter, The Wall Street Journal
"Sumptuous... a portrait of anartist mercurial and materialist, ambitious and conceited, yet unstintingly loyal to all in his orbit... Wullschläger avoids attempting an exhaustive account; why weigh down her book with gratuitous details? She prefers to delight."
―Hamilton Cain, LA Times
"A writer of radiant energy and exhilarating insights, Wullschläger matches each phase in Monet’s long, ardent, precarious, and momentously creative and productive life with the evolution of his radically in-the-moment paintings. Her biography, like his work, profoundly alters our perceptions, revealing how, from portraits to seascapes to water lilies, Monet painted out of love and endless fascination with what it feels like to be alive."
―Booklist, starred
"Wullschläger... bring[s] to life a man whose creative genius was inseparable from his flawed humanity. Even readers well-versed in Monet’s life story will learn something new from this thorough and original reappraisal."
―Publishers Weekly
UK PRAISE:
THE TIMES, THE SUNDAY TIMES, THE TELEGRAPH, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, THE ECONOMIST, THE EVENING STANDARD and THE TABLET BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Wullschläger writes magnificently … Years of looking, together with masses of original research, have yielded a richly detailed book that will be invaluable for years to come.”
―Sue Prideaux, Literary Review
“Magical… Usually when reviewing a big biography I feel relieved at the end. This time I felt bereft ... This is a book to be savoured like an orange candied in honey ... It's an intoxicating read.”
― Laura Freeman, The Times
“By delving deep into his correspondence and researching his life in detail, Wullschläger emerges with a strikingly different portrait of the artist. Passionate, edgy, prickly and unstable, her Monet, the unrecognisable Monet, is a powerful new character in art.
― Waldemar Januszcyck, Sunday Times
“Jackie Wullschläger's rich and detailed biography… Beautifully illustrated... has done Monet the service of turning him back into a rounded human being.”
―Christopher Bray, Mail on Sunday
“Enthralling ... A brutally clear-headed portrait of Monet, headstrong, headlong, ferociously ambitious, complete with all his foibles.”
―Michael Glover, Tablet
About the Author
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very well written biography
An excellent biography of the main Impressionist painter, Claude Monet. He lived a very long life. In the beginning, he suffered from misery and even hunger, but as he progressed, he ultimately enjoyed wealth and recognition. Money and fame were not his priorities. He was truly fascinated by nature, light, and contrast. He was famous for painting the same scene up to 30 times, such as a church or haystacks, to show the different views that light has on things. He was a simple man who found happiness doing what he liked. He was hard-working, even obsessive, but he always felt responsible and looked after his family and friends. I had the opportunity to visit Giverny, the house where he built a magnificent garden, a bridge, a pond and he grew his lilies. In the last years of his life, these views became his life and his motivation, and even if he was almost blind, he was interested in continuing his life as a painter. I wish I had read this book before I went there. I would have enjoyed it much more.
5.0 out of 5 stars Really knowing Monet
Excellent biography of Monet. I really felt as if I knew Monet after reading this very readable biography.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Done Biography
A very comprehensive biography but a bit too long and tedious at times to rate 5 stars. If you're interested in Monet, Impressionism or art history in general I highly recommend this book. There's a plethora of information in here.
5.0 out of 5 stars Monet re-seen
Beautifully written and conceived bio of one of our world’s most beloved painters: Monet, the archetypal French Impressionist, creator of lush visions of light and color
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting; great illustrations and photos .
Great story of Monet’s life and work!
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful new biography of Claude Monet!
This is one of the best and most comprehensive biographies of Claude Monet that I have read recently. The author includes information from letters and journals that she found and translated herself. The book documents Monet's long struggle to find positive recognition and financial security -- something that seems hard to believe in light of his current popularity.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great biography, was a great gift
Got for my mom who loves Monet. Bio was great ahead of a trip to France
4.0 out of 5 stars Make that 4 & 3/4 stars
I have long had the idea that to be published in fiction, one has to be a good to great writer. To write non fiction, one has to be a good to great researcher…and organizer. Author Jackie Wullschlager is a great organizer and researcher and writes well. I am pretty well versed on the life of Monet yet I learned a lot new and enjoyed this biography greatly. Particularly valuable and revealing are the relationships involving the Hoschede family to Monet. To give this book a full 5 stars plus, I would ask for more about Claude Monet’s inner thoughts as perhaps revealed by his correspondence and the recollections of his intimate artist friends. Probably a tough ask for the writer…to presume to psychoanalyze the subject based on letters and the opinions of intimates. Understandable. As a painter myself, I see that collectors and others that follow the painting arts, like painters, are interested in the materials and methods of painting, the types of canvas and paints and techniques of Monet’s preferences. Does this wish take a book on Monet into the weeds of minutia? Bottom line…I highly recommend this book!
Arrived on time in good condition - thank you
Arrived on time in good condition - thank you
Excelente!
Livro excelente.
More art history as it should be
Another in the emergence of well researched and written art biography. Lovely book, great read.
Sincere and brilliantly written/researched
This is a beautiful insight into the artist and is a sincere view without any cliche or stereotyping, you will enjoy this book for sure
A Masterpiece!
I really felt close to Monet while reading! So tirelessly researched; so many details. And so many other characters. Brilliant! I suspect that Jackie speaks French? Thank you for bringing such an important figure to our knowledge. He is the leader of Impressionism and fought for what he believed even before it was popular.
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