Paul Cezanne

by Iain Zaczek

Overview

It’s strange to think that when Paul Cézanne began his work as an artist, people laughed at him! In 1874, Cézanne’s work appeared in the very first exhibition of Impressionist art. Now, he’s viewed as one of the artists to shape modern art as it is today. Readers discover this incredible artist through his biography and full-color examples of his paintings, including The Card Players. Tiny details are revealed through palette samples and close-up images of small parts of his work, like the signature at the bottom of The House of the Hanged Man.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482415025
Publisher:	Gareth Stevens Library
Publication date:	08/01/2014
Series:	Great Artists Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

Editorial Reviews

11/01/2014
Gr 3–5—These books organize biographical material around the artists' works. They offer practical tips in the "How to Paint Like…" chapters. The writing is clear but will not necessarily grab readers. For example, Zaczek writes that van Gogh "lost interest" in his work for a firm that sold art, a vague and incomplete explanation of his failure in the working world. This book uses cartoons ineffectively, belittling serious statements by putting them in comic book—like speech bubbles. The graphics may confuse readers, and it is difficult to determine the focus of some pages, since there is no hierarchy in the size of the sidebars. The statement that van Gogh's "first sign of mental illness" was during his residence with Gaugin seems inaccurate; diary entries from before this period certainly reveal depression. The craftsmanship of these texts seems rushed. Skip these titles.

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