{"product_id":"monet-george-t-m-shackelford-9780300221855","title":"Monet: The Early Years","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive examination of the painter's formative years, tracing the evolution of Monet's early style and personal ambitions that drove the rest of his career\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This elegant volume is the first to be devoted to the young genius of Claude Monet (1840-1926). Bringing together the greatest paintings from his early career--including his first Salon-exhibited work, the Kimbell Art Museum's \u003ci\u003eLa Pointe de la H钁e at Low Tide\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e D駛euner sur l'Herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Magpie \u003c\/i\u003efrom the Mus馥 d'Orsay; and \u003ci\u003eThe Green Wave\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLa Grenouill鑽e \u003c\/i\u003efrom the Metropolitan Museum of Art--it features essays by distinguished scholars, focusing on the evolution of Monet's own distinctive mode of painting. Through the 1860s, the young painter absorbed and transformed a variety of influences, from the lessons of the Barbizon school and his mentor Boudin to the challenges posed by his friends Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, and Sisley. Artistic innovation and personal ambition shaped the work of the celebrated impressionist painter from the very start of his long and illustrious career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDistributed for the Kimbell Art Museum \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimbell Art Museum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (10\/16\/16-01\/29\/17)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFine Arts Museums of San Francisco\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e (02\/25\/17-05\/29\/17)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George T. M. Shackelford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300221851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300221855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kimbell Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.10h x 10.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"George T. M. Shackelford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076007555327,"sku":"9780300221855","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41b50c9c-7028-4077-82f0-15f00a6e9dc8.jpg?v=1685462657","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/monet-george-t-m-shackelford-9780300221855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}