Monet: the restless vision

Abstract

"A magnificent new biography of the founder of Impressionism. In the course of a long and exceptionally creative life, Claude Monet revolutionized painting and made some of the most iconic images in western art. Yet behind this great and famous artist is a volatile, voracious, nervous yet reckless man, largely unknown."--Publisher's description.

Contents

Prologue: 'The throb of one happy moment' -- Part one. Voyaging out -- 1. The city and the sea, 1840-57 -- 2. Trembling laughter, 1857-9 -- 3. Oscar in Paris and Algiers, 1859-62 -- 4. Bazille, 1862-5 -- 5. Camille, 1865-7 -- 6. 'Painter on the run', 1867-9 -- 7. La Grenouill̈re, 1869-70 -- 8. The bridge to Argenteuil, 1871-3 -- 9. 'This School of the Future', 1873-6 -- 10. ° Montgeron, Chez Monsieur Hoscheď, 1876-8 -- Pastoral, 1878-9 -- Alice, 1871-91 -- Part two. Eyes turned inward -- 13. The path to Giverny, 1882-3 -- 14. Home and abroad, 1884-6 -- 15. Betrayal and loyalty, 1886 -- 16. Les Desmoiselles de Giverny, 1887-91 -- 17. 'Now you have happiness', 1891-2 -- 18. Revolution in the cathedral, 1892-7 -- 19. Retreat to the garden, 1897-9 -- 20. Unreal city, 1899-1903 -- 21. The moment of roses, 1904-8 -- 22. Death in Venice, 1908-14 -- 23. Blue angel, 1914-20 -- 24. 'Midnight in full sunshine', 1920-26 -- Epilogue: 'The magic mirror'.