內容簡介
內容簡介 印象派中最具代表性的大師:莫內,在他成為世人所津津樂道的藝術家前,經歷過哪些鮮為人知的創作生活?除了畫家的身份外,莫內的生平有哪些深刻的事件呢?莫內眼裡所追隨的光影,留給後世一幅幅畫布上的精彩。《Portrait of an Artist》系列以繪本形式呈現知名藝術家的生平故事,讓孩子在閱讀名人傳記題材的書籍,可以更容易激發閱讀興趣。精美且色彩鮮明的插圖與精裝裝訂,可比擬細膩的圖文書,收藏傳奇人物的一生。A beautifully told art story for children, looking at Claude Monet's life through his masterpieces. Accompanied by stunning original illustrations from Caroline Bonne-Muller.★★★★★ - The Portrait of an Artist series is an excellent introduction to art and its importance to our world.Claude Monet is one of the best loved artists of all time. Find out how this special young painter strove to capture light and feeling in his paintings and how together with a group of talented friends, he came to start the most famous art movement of all time, Impressionism. In his long life he experienced war and heartbreak, love and the joy of family. See how his life shaped each piece of art he made and that throughout it all he never stopped trying to paint the ever changing light and glimmering water. In the end he built himself a garden filled with both, with waterlilies floating on dappled ponds setting the scene for his last, infamous masterpieces.A Monet masterpiece is featured on every spread. This art story also includes a closer look at 10 of Monet's masterpieces at the back."
作者介紹
作者介紹 Lucy BrownridgeLucy Brownridge is an author and editor of children's books based in London. She writes books for children about history of art, history, animals, and science. She has an MA in history of art from the Courtauld Institute of Art and a BA in history of art from the University of Bristol. Caroline Bonne-Müller Caroline Bonne-Müller is a Dutch artist living in Switzerland. She studied fashion in Amsterdam where she worked for 14 years as a fashion designer for kids collections. Her debut book for children is Portrait of an Artist: Claude Monet.